National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes

Rufus Norris

In 2008, as the Large Hadron Collider searches for the Higgs boson, tragedy throws two sisters together. The collision threatens them all with chaos.
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160 min

Alice is a scientist. She lives in Geneva. As the Large Hadron Collider starts up in 2008, she is on the brink of the most exciting work of her life, searching for the Higgs Boson. Jenny is her sister. She lives in Luton. She spends a lot of time Googling. When tragedy throws them together, the collision threatens them all with chaos. Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams play the sisters in this new drama from Chimerica writer Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Rufus Norris.

Cast

Name Character Team
Olivia Colman Jenny The Free Refills
Olivia Williams Alice Unowned
Joseph Quinn Luke Calvin and Nobbs
Paul Hilton The Boson Unowned
Sofia Barclay Natalie Unowned
Amanda Boxer Karen Unowned
Yoli Fuller Henri Unowned
Vanessa Emme Journalist / Sonographer Unowned
Cait Davis Gavriella Bastianelli / Police Woman Unowned
Ira Mandela Siobhan Security Guard Unowned