National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number
2010 · 110m · Comedy · Drama
The innovative interweaving of romance and math was conceived. The 2008 Olivier Award winner for Best New Play, it has toured the world and was recently performed in New York as part of the Lincoln Center Festival.
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