Noether

Speaker
Cartesian Productions
Event date
25 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026
Event time
19:00 - 20:15
Venue
Mathematical Institute
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Venue details

Lecture Theatre 2

Event type
Drama
Event cost
See link
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

Written by Esme Somerside Gregory and devised by Oxford student theatre company Cartesian Productions, Noether chronicles the life of Emmy Noether, a female, Jewish mathematician working in 20s/30s Germany. Through various sources of verbatim, the play critically examines what it means to be a female-pioneer in a male-dominated field and ultimately asks the question whether much has changed 100 years later.

Runtime: 1hr 10mins with no interval. The performance on Friday 27 February will be followed by an academic panel discussing the play and its background, as well as a drinks reception courtesy of Oxford Physics Gender Equity Network.