A Disappearing Number
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A Disappearing Number is a play by the theatre company Complicité that intertwines mathematics, memory, and human relationships, inspired in part by the collaboration between mathematicians G.H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage production
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theatrical play ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Evening Standard Award for Best Play
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector | Simon McBurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyStyle |
physical theatre
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visual theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Simon McBurney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween |
India and Britain
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art and science ⓘ past and present ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
G. H. Hardy
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Srinivasa Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Barbican Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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experimental theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm | devised theatre ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural relationships
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grief ⓘ history of mathematics ⓘ infinity ⓘ time ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
G. H. Hardy
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Srinivasa Ramanujan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven timelines ⓘ |
| producer | Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setPartlyIn |
Cambridge
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
human relationships
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mathematics ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| theatreCompany | Complicité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 20th century
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early 21st century ⓘ |
| touredIn |
Europe
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
live music
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mathematical notation on stage ⓘ multimedia projection ⓘ |
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