Blinded by the sun

the long version

Blinded by the Sun revolves around a scientific fraud in an English University. Through the characters of three scientists, it explores how the pressure to succeed, and the need to create hype, can cause conflict within the modern scientific world. Blinded by the Sun premiered at the Royal National Theatre in September 1996. A child psychologist's understanding of contemporary life is brought into question when she finds herself stalked by the mother of one of her young clients. In a changing urban world, the two women are pitted against each other in a battle for the soul of the city. Sweet Panic premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in February 1996.