Theatre of Science is funny, bizarre, and sometimes disquieting. Presented by psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman and best selling science author, Dr. Simon Singh, the show revives a tradition in which audiences attended the theatre to see scientific demonstrations as entertainment.

A heady mixture of mind-blowing optical illusions, a live lie detection polygraph demonstration, a two-minute explanation of the Big Bang, gambling scams, and comedy. The New York performances also explore the remarkable anatomy of top contortionist Delia Du Sol, as she demonstrates impossible body bends and squeezes into a tiny Perspex cube. The climax of the show involves generating six foot long bolts of lightning between two specifically constructed coils, with one of the performers entering a coffin-shaped cage and absorbing the full force of the lethal strikes. With the audience seated just a few feet from the lethal sparks, there is no room for error.

This sell-out show has been staged to rave reviews in London’s West End and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

For futher information see:

Richard Wiseman's Theatre of Science page here

Simon Singh's Theatre of Science page here

Sponsored by Skeptical Inquirer magazine and CUNY Graduate Center Science & the Arts Program

Part of the science + art 2006 festival