Article: THEATRE; Einstein's theory of relationships

Terry Johnson's Insignificance is a chemical experiment written up in dialogue. The premise throws two 20th-century icons, a dumb blonde actress and a brainy, grey professor, into the confined space of a hotel room in Manhattan, and observes how opposites attract. It turns out she's keen on his physics, and he's not averse to her physique.

To test the strength of their mutual adhesion, two more bodies are pitched into the crucible, a ball player and a senator, each of them intent on pulling the pair apart. The result of the experiment is a large, invigorating atomic explosion. This is presumably proof that the mind and the body should have nothing to do with each other, but also doubles as ...

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