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STELLA, A STORY OF WOMEN, THEIR MEN AND ASTRONOMY Take the Space Wed 25 — Thu 26 Feb at Theatre Royal In association with Greenwich Theatre and TOM present a new play by Siobhán Nicholas William Herschel discovered Uranus. So what did his sister do? She discovered eight comets, numerous nebulae, some double stars and was the first women to be offered honorary membership of the Royal Astronomical Society. Science has historically been a man’s domai...

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STELLA, A STORY OF WOMEN, THEIR MEN AND ASTRONOMY
Take the Space
Wed 25 — Thu 26 Feb
at Theatre Royal
In association with Greenwich Theatre and TOM present a new play by Siobhán Nicholas



William Herschel discovered Uranus. So what did his sister do?

She discovered eight comets, numerous nebulae, some double stars and was the first women to be offered honorary membership of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Science has historically been a man’s domain; yet look closely at the archive and you’ll find a silent army of intelligent, dedicated women researching and discovering.



This is a play about Time, Space, Curiosity and Passion: two women astronomers, Jessica Bell from the C21st and Caroline Herschel from the C18th look up at the same night sky and find themselves colliding in their search for understanding. Caroline longs for a family and home of her own; Jess contemplates the prospect of losing both.

Each woman can precisely map her position in the universe yet she struggles to find her place in the world.


“The staging was masterly ………Combined with the classic star maps behind, the effect was - ravishing………a great production”
The Fringe Review

"The audience choked on the bared emotions and the wonderment of people seeing deep space for the first time"
The Guardian