How can something so tiny be so remarkable?

Delve into a wonderland where lab coats intertwine and cells burst with light and discover the story of the forgotten genius Rosalind Franklin. Compelling original music and a talented ensemble unravel the mysterious beauty of the double helix.

How can the curiosity of five performers reveal ‘the secret of life’ when even experts get lost in its depths? Interpreting puzzling equations and obscure scribblings through graceful movement and sweeping sound, Photo 51 blurs the lines between art and science.

In 1952, after a one hundred hour exposure, Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray photograph finally proved the structure of DNA. However, after a series of ill-fated events, it was James Watson and Francis Crick who received the Nobel Prize for the discovery. The ensemble explores the single-minded and single-hearted devotion of the woman who was missing from the winners’ podium, prompting the question ‘who owns an idea?’

Theatre with Teeth is made up of young practitioners based in Exeter. The emerging company’s main method of creation is a mixture of conceptual exploration and visual experimentation, turning the research accumulated into multifaceted stage pictures. Specialising in devising, the company is interested in using theatrical devices to create emotive and sensory experiences with engaging simplicity.