A Child of Science

A Child of Science is a fictionalised account of the true story of the events that led to the first ‘test-tube’ birth of a baby and the invention of IVF. The play is based on research and interviews over many years with embryologists and fertility doctors, some of whom worked closely with Bob Edwards, as well as those whose lives were affected by and enabled by those events. It features characters inspired by real-life individuals, and some entirely imagined by the writer.

Writer- Gareth Farr
Director- Matthew Dunster
Set Designer- Anna Fleischle
Costume and Associate Designer- Angelica Rush
Lighting Designer- Sally Ferguson
Sound Designer- Niamh Gaffney
Composer- Genevieve Dawson
Video Designer- Gino Ricardo Green
Costume Supervisor- Ilona Karas
Hair and Make-up Designer- Zoë Louise Gale
Associate Director- Alix Harris
Casting Director- Matilda James CDG
Assistant Director on attachment- Orla O'Connor
Wardrobe Assistants- Ruth Ramsay, Zena Jones, Ruby Makin, Mia Seldrup
Postiche Maker- Izzy Purser