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Wednesday
Jun092010

So, two days in to our week of performances here at Worcester and we’ve already done 5 shows! The students that have come to see it have responded really positively. Both the play itself and the experience of being in a high-tech lab seems to have sparked a real desire to ask big questions – particularly about science and emotion. One student asked, “Are our emotions linked to our DNA?”

We’ve been really impressed with the students of Worcester – Suzy says her ‘respectometer’ has gone up considerably.

This afternoon we did a special performance to selected university staff and governors.  It was a very diverse group – including scientists and an ordained priest. The play provoked a lively debate, which went on for some time and covered a range of issues. One thing that stood out for us was an idea that came from one of the teaching staff in the science department at the university.  He said that physicists now believe that humans exist in ten dimensions – and that we have no idea what happens in six of those – perhaps God could be there somewhere, we don’t know. He liked the idea that there is perhaps room for both beliefs (religion and Darwinism) to co-exist. Although there are proven facts about evolution - there are also lots of mysteries and things left to discover. One thing we ARE certain of, however, is Hive 9's ability to start a dialogue – rather than come down heavily on either side of the debate.

 We’re off to explore the city a bit more and prepare for our last four shows. We may even visit Malvern, and see where Charles Darwin's daughter Anne is buried."



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