OFFSTAGE :: An Atlas of Theatrical Travels in Question

IN QUESTION
Science in the Victorian Era

The concept of "science" was born in the Victorian era - in an age when exploratory expeditions sought to describe and classify the entire natural world; in an Empire that sought to encompass the most remote regions of the globe.

In 1830, the Geographic Society of London held its first meeting. In 1839, Daguerre invented the photograph. In 1853, anesthesia gained royal approval when Queen Victoria was given chloroform during the birth of Prince Leopold.

In 1859, Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," and the Geographic Society of London became the Royal Geographic Society upon receiving a royal charter from Queen Victoria. And in 1878, Sir Joseph Swan received the English patent for his electric light bulb in England.

Founded "to promote the advancement of geographical science," the Royal Geographic Society boasted members such as Darwin, David Livingstone and Edmund Hillary.

The Society supported exploratory expeditions to Australia, Africa, South America and the Antarctic throughout the course of the 19th Century - expeditions inextricably linked to the British Empire's expansion during that time.

ABOVE:
- Etching of a wombat
from a turn-of-the-
century encyclopedia.

RIGHT:
- An expedition to the
arctic, sponsored by the Royal Geographic Society.

- The Piscatorial Court, London Museum of Natural History, late 19th century.

OFFSTAGE
TABLE OF
CONTENTS

1. THE PLAYWRIGHT:
A Different Way of
Telling a Story

2. THE CREATIVE TEAM:
Evan Cabnet,
Young Stage Director

3. INSIGHT:
     An Atlas of Theatrical
     Travels
     - In England
     - At Sea
     - In Australia
     - In Print
     - In Question
     - At the Theatre

4. INSIGHT:
The Paradox of
Truth and Craft

5. OUTSIGHT:
Telling Truth
from Fiction

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