An urgent, award-winning drama by Michael Mears, The Mistake returns to London’s Arcola Theatre following its sell-out debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. Directed by Rosamunde Hutt, this compelling play runs for a limited seasonSet in 1942, on a squash court in Chicago, a brilliant experiment ignites the chain of events that will eventually reshape history. Three years later, Hiroshima lies in ruin. Through the perspectives of a Hungarian scientist, an American pilot, and a Japanese daughter, this gripping drama examines the moral dilemmas born of scientific discovery and human ambition.
