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Characters: 2 male, 1 female
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Winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Play - 2000!
In 1941 German physicist Werner Heisenberg went to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. Together they had revolutionized atomic science in the 1920s, but now they were on opposite sides of a world war. In this incisive drama by the prominent British playwright which premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London and opened to rave reviews on Broadway, the two men meet in a situation fraught with danger in hopes of discovering why we do what we do.
"The most invigorating and ingenious play of ideas in many a year. An electrifying work of art."-The New York Times
"Superb. Dynamic."-The New Yorker
"Gripping. A brilliant play."-London Guardian
"The word "tremendous' is often used but seldom deserved. In this case it is. Copenhagen is an intellectual and theatrical tour de force."-London Times
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I think the book is wonderful - though I have only read it, never seen a performance. I suppose I have two unfair advantages in reading this book. Firstly I am reading, not watching, so I can turn back and go over difficult points again thus making better sense of them. Secondly I am a physicist (though very rusty nowadays), and I have a certain love for Quantum Theory engendered by Feynman's big red book.
I can see that without these two advantages the play might be less attractive. It can't be a total turn off, though, because the play was recommended to me by a non-scientific friend who saw it in London and was very much enthralled by it.
So it may be worth a non-scientist giving it a try.
For me, the book is better than the play for a third reason: it includes a wonderful postscript exhibiting the great forensic skill that Frayn used to write the play. What may annoy some people is that the book (or play) require hard work of the reader (or audience) and still end up raising many more questions than answers. But the questions are explored with great thoroughness, and the main characters are treated so honestly, and yet tenderly.
For me the effort required was well worth it.
I can see that without these two advantages the play might be less attractive. It can't be a total turn off, though, because the play was recommended to me by a non-scientific friend who saw it in London and was very much enthralled by it.
So it may be worth a non-scientist giving it a try.
For me, the book is better than the play for a third reason: it includes a wonderful postscript exhibiting the great forensic skill that Frayn used to write the play. What may annoy some people is that the book (or play) require hard work of the reader (or audience) and still end up raising many more questions than answers. But the questions are explored with great thoroughness, and the main characters are treated so honestly, and yet tenderly.
For me the effort required was well worth it.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This play is a magnificent achievement but to appreciate it fully my advice is to read the book first for maximum understanding and enjoyment.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Copenhagen is a delight from start to finish. On stage it's mesmeric. Intelligent, moving and - despite the impression the text might give - intensely theathrical. Go and see it if you can.
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Fantastic to watch on stage
I already knew the scientific background and the theory, before I went to see the play in London, not having read the book. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2003 by Keith Appleyard
An unsolved mystery!
You might not guess it from the title, but this is the play by Michael Frayn that for several years attracted full house at Broadway and at theaters in London. Read more
Published on 27 July 2003 by Palle E T Jorgensen
As you know, Werner
I've read the book, and I saw the play this evening. Neither impressed me, despite the undoubted accuracy of the historical and technical background (I'm a science writer). Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2001
Intelligent and stimulating
I saw this play this week. It has an internal integrity that is reassuring. In the programme notes Frayn himself draws the boundaries between what is known, what is probable, what... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2000
One of the worst books I have ever read
Simply put, this "play" is the equivalent of trash. Terrible script, terrible plot summary, just a bunch of people rambling on and on. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 1999
A clever discourse on (not) telling right from wrong
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn ((Methuen, London 1998)
The play is based on an historical incident, the visit of the great German physicist Werner Heisenberg to his earstwhile... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 1999
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