The Urmetazoan – Hampstead Theatre, London

Review: The Urmetazoan (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A fascinating collision of cutting-edge science, sisterly tension and the painful process of saying goodbye

THE URMETAZOAN review by thespyinthestalls at Hampstead

THE URMETAZOAN Hampstead Theatre ★★★ “a very human story about letting go” “Where is everybody?”, asked the Italian-American physicist, Enrico Fermi, back in 1950. It is a question that goes back much further than that, but it is at the core of what is now known as the ‘Fermi Paradox’. Given the inconceivable number of stars in our Milky Way – and beyond – there is surely a high statistical likelihood that intelligent life exists somewhere out …

The Urmetazoan – Hampstead Theatre, London

Writer: Alex Rugman Director: Anna Ledwich With echoes of two literary sci-fi novels, Martin’s McInnes’s Ascension, longlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize, and Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, which won the Booker in 2024, The Urmetazoan follows a female scientist preparing to enter space and set up home on Mars. It’s a strong debut by writer Alex [...]