Play
Arcadia
Two centuries of desire and discovery overlap in one room.
First Night is a theatre diary for logging the shows you've seen and discovering what to see next.
The story
In 1809, teenage prodigy Thomasina Coverly studies mathematics with her tutor Septimus Hodge while romantic scandals gather around their Derbyshire estate. In the present day, scholars investigate what happened in the same house, assembling incomplete evidence that connects poetry, landscape gardening, scientific ideas and the private lives of people separated by nearly two hundred years.
In the room
The play alternates between two time periods until both occupy the stage together, turning intellectual debate, mistaken interpretation and romantic longing into a carefully patterned comedy.
Good fit if you like
intellectual comedy, historical puzzles, deep science and romance.
Details
- From 20 Jun 2026
- Booking until 12 Sept 2026
Running time not recorded.
Community stats
Top tags
Recent logs
Cast & crew
No cast or crew recorded yet.