Highlights

• Written by Stella Feehily and directed by Hampstead's Associate Director, Alice Hamilton
• Save £40 on tickets, exclusively with Time Out
• Only until October 12

When and where?

September 5 - 11 (previews only), September 13 - October 12 at Hampstead Theatre

Time Out says

Boston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a Harvard department. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a communist sympathiser, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues. When a student journalist asks to profile her it feels like an opportunity to control her own narrative – assuming, of course, that the invitation is actually what it seems...

Stella Feehily’s taut drama explores how challenging social norms can be almost as difficult as overturning scientific orthodoxy.

Need to know

• This is valid for a ticket to 'The Lightest Element' at Hampstead Theatre.
• This booking is only valid for your selected date/time option. 
• Please present your booking confirmation upon arrival at the box office.
• Due to the layout of the theatre, if you leave the auditorium during a performance you will unfortunately not be permitted to re-enter.
• This play is approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes without an interval.
• Seats are allocated by the box office/organisers and not by Time Out. Customers purchasing multiple tickets in the same transaction under the same name will be sat together.
• Location: Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage NW3 3EU. 
• Tickets cannot be cancelled, amended, exchanged, refunded or used in conjunction with any other offer. For full terms and conditions, please see here.