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Rutherford, The Face Maker & Bright Star

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Rutherford, The Face Maker & Bright Star

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ISBN: 9781738589203
Title: Rutherford, The Face Maker & Bright Star
Author: HOAR STUART

STUART HOAR’S PLAYS bring three exceptional New Zealanders to life, and engage us in the conflicts and adversities they overcame to achieve great things —
? Ernest Rutherford, the Nelson-born scientist who split the atom
? Archibald McIndoe, the plastic surgeon from Dunedin who remade the burnt faces of World War II pilots and helped heal their damaged psyches
? Beatrice Tinsley, the New Plymouth and Christchurch-educated astronomer and cosmologist whose research made a profound contribution to our understanding of how galaxies grow and evolve.
From the reviews
“Rutherford vividly, memorably chronicles the life of our greatest scientist … [Hoar] manages, and it is no mean feat, to give the audience some grasp of the theory, as well as the beauty, of the physics involved.” — Harry Ricketts, Listener
“The Face Maker … is a lesson in how to write a great play: it’s smoothly structured, with dynamic characterisation, intelligent dialogue, plenty of drama — with a judicious dusting of comic relief — and insights to take home and keep. … the conflict is explosive and Hoar’s dialogue shrapnel-sharp … it’s hard to go wrong with writing this strong.” — Faith Oxenbridge, Listener
Bright Star is “a celebration of liberation, conviction and self-belief.” — Kylie Klein-Nixon, Stuff

Format: Paperback
Price: $35.00