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X&Y - mathematics, theatre and humour from Marcus du Sautoy

X&Y By Twin Primes Theatre Company What is the shape of the universe? Is it finite or infinite? In their new show X&Y, Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould use mathematics, humour and theatre to navigate the known and unknown reaches of our universe. Through a series of surreal episodes, characters X and Y, trapped in a world they don’t understand, tackle some of the biggest philosophical and scientific questions of our time. Based on an idea developed with Complicite.  10 - 16 October, Science Museum, London » 30 October - 3 November, Manchester Science Festival, MOSI »

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Interview with Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould We caught up with the stars and creators of X&Y to find out more about the show. WATCH More about Marcus and Victoria Marcus and Victoria met while working on A Disappearing Number, Complicite’s multi award-winning play about mathematics. X&Y has developed from that collaboration and pursues many of the questions at its heart. Marcus du Sautoy is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of New College. He is the author of three books and has presented numerous radio and TV series. In 2009 Marcus was awarded the Royal Society’s Faraday Prize and in 2010 he received an OBE for services to science.    Actress and mathematician Victoria Gould studied Physics at the University of Manchester and Applicable Mathematics at Cranfield University. Her work for Complicite includes Endgame, A Disappearing Number, Shun-kin and The Elephant Vanishes.  Enter our competition   To celebrate X&Y coming to the Science Museum this October we have a signed set of Marcus du Sautoy's books to give away.  To enter, simply answer the question below and emailmarketing@sciencemuseum.ac.uk with your name and the subject line 'X&Y Competition' by Friday 4 October. Q: At which university is Marcus du Sautoy a fellow? A) Oxford B) Cambridge C) Imperial College