# ‘The Square Root of a Sonnet’ at the Royal Institute of London

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2024/08/05/the-square-root-of-a-sonnet-at-the-royal-institute-of-london/
- Published: 2024-08-05T17:38:10+00:00
- Author: us\_basu

_The Square Root of a Sonnet_, written by Nilanjan Choudhury and published by Writers
Workshop, was performed at the renowned Royal Institution of London on 19^(th) and
20^(th) July, 2024. It was produced by the Centre for Film & Drama, India and directed
by Prakash Belawadi, under the patronage of the Murty Trust.

“It has been a humbling, exhilarating and extraordinary experience to stage the 
play at the 200+ years old Royal Institution – in the same theatre where people 
like Faraday, Darwin, Jagadish Bose and Stephen Hawking have presented their work
to the public.

The shows went off smoothly and were well received by a diverse, global audience.
There were standing ovations and full houses in the evening shows.”

~ Nilanjan Choudhury, author of _The_ _Square Root of a Sonnet_

“With a minimalist stage setting and a cast of four characters, the play keeps the
audience engrossed for over two and a half hours. The script explores themes of 
ambition, mentorship and racial boundaries. It satires the often hypocritical nature
of the scientific community. Eddington’s explanation of Einstein’s gravity using
simple props — an apple, a ping pong ball, and a tablecloth — makes complex scientific
ideas accessible to a non-scientific audience.”

~ Shahid Jameel, _Nature, _25 July 2024_ (Read the full review [here](https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-024-00117-4))_

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