Tangram Theatre to Bring Marie Curie to Adelaide Fringe in 'THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM'

Following smash hit musical comedies about Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, multi-award-winning Tangram Theatre Company returns for the 2016 Adelaide Fringe to take on the 'queen of radioactivity' Marie Curie. Promising a treat for nerds and newcomers alike in THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM: A RADIOACTIVE MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARIE CURIE.

Written and performed by (a cross-dressing) John Hinton as Marie Curie in yet another shape-shifting tour-de-force performance, alongside Jo Eagle as Curie's husband Pierre. This peer-reviewed show is directed by Lecoq-trained Tangram Theatre Company artistic director Daniel Goldman, co-director of Caroline Horton's Olivier Award nominated You're Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy.

THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM plays at Holden Street Theatres - The Arch, 34 Holden Street Hindmarsh, from 11th February to 12th March (with discount previews on 11th & 12th February) Martha Lott, Holden Street Theatres, Artistic Director said "I couldn't be more thrilled to have this company back at Holden Street, John is a craftsman and a delight....the dynamic of John and Jo are pure perfection".

This adventurous musical-comedy-road-movie follows Curie's real-life journey across the USA to find a single gram of radium to continue her research. Featuring incredible scientific breakthroughs, very silly songs and an audience-participation radioactive decay chain, this is an exuberant celebration of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, whose work continues to affect our lives today. WINNER: ThreeWeeks Editor's Choice Award.

THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM: A radioactive Musical Comedy About the Death and Life of Marie Curie, completes the company's musical 'Scientrilogy', including OffWestEnd Award-winner ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING (2013) and THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES ... (2009). Joyfully and irreverently exploring seminal figures in biology, physics and now chemistry, they are peer-reviewed by University of Sussex professors and have toured to over 20,000 delighted audience members in the UK and internationally.

Tickets to THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM: A radioactive Musical Comedy About the Death and Life of Marie Curie may be purchased through Holden Street Theatres and Fringetix and. Duration 60 minutes. Check Holden St's Weslo Guide, Adelaide Fringe Guide or Holden Street Theatres for performance times (various). For more information, visit www.holdenstreettheatres.com.