Constellations

TITLE
Constellations

AUTHORS

Nick Payne

SYNOPSIS

One Relationship. Infinite possibilities. Nick Payne’s “Constellations” is a play abou free will and friendship; it’s about quantum multiverse theory, love, and honey.

AVAILABILITY
Available

YEAR
2012

ISBN
978-0-571-30196-6

TYPOLOGY
Drama

PUBLISHER
Faber and Faber Ltd

biography

 

Nick Payne

Nick Payne is a playwright and screenwriter who won the prestigious George Devine Award in 2009 with his play “If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet”. It was produced at the Bush Theatre in October 2009, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Rafe Spall. In 2012 it went to the Roundabout Theatre, New York, directed by Michael Longhurst.

 

He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and the University of York, making his debut at the Royal Court theatre in September 2010 with his comedy “Wanderlust”. In January 2012, Payne’s play “Constellations” opened at the Royal Court Upstairs starring Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins and directed by Michael Longhurst. “Constellations” transferred to the West End in November 2012. It won the Evening Standard Best Play Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Play. In 2015 this play was transferred to Broadway, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, and directed by Michael Longhurst.

 

He also writes for film and television. His debut series “Wanderlust” starred Toni Collette and Steven Mackintosh as Joy and Alan, a couple in search of ways to save their marriage. It was produced by Drama Republic and directed by Luke Snellin, airing on BBC One and on Netflix.

 

Payne adapted Julian Barnes’s “The Sense Of An Ending” for BBC Films, which was released in 2017 with Jim Broadbent starring and Ritesh Batra directing. He continues developing film and television projects in the UK and the US.