The Lightest Element

A stage drama about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024.

About the author

Stella Feehily is an Irish playwright and actor. She was co-winner of the 2007 Susan Smith Blackburn Award for O Go My Man.

Her plays include: The Lightest Element (Hampstead Theatre, 2024); This May Hurt A Bit (Out of Joint & Octagon Theatre, 2014); Bang Bang Bang (Out of Joint & Octagon Theatre, 2011); Dreams of Violence (Soho Theatre & Out of Joint, 2009); O go my Man (Royal Court Theatre & Out of Joint, 2006); and Duck (Out of Joint, 2003).

Summary

A stage drama about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century. Premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2024.

Product details

• Authors: Stella Feehily, Feehily Stella
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9781839043758
• ISBN: 978-1-83904-375-8
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama, Modern and contemporary plays / drama