Musical Comedies about Science : Public Engagement : ... : Physics and Astronomy Department : University of Sussex

The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Sussex have supported the production of several musical comedies about science by local actor, producer, director & singer song-writer John Hinton. These shows have travelled the world, from the UK to Australia, and are performed for both the public in theatres as well as in schools.

The Ensonglopedia of Science

Twenty-six songs about twenty-six science topics, fact-checked by twenty-six different scientists.

Physicists at the University of Sussex were instrumental in raising funds for the project, receiving a £6k grant from the Science & Technology Facilities Council, and fact-checked the songs, ensuring the accuracy of the science covered in this critically aclaimed musical comedy.

The physics songs in the show include:

A is for Atom [Notes]
B is for Bang (both big & small) [Notes]
F is for Fusion [Notes]
G is for Gravity [Notes]
Q is for Quantum Entanglement [Notes]
R is for Relativity: The Relativity Rap [Notes]
S is for Solar System: Space, Man [Notes]
T is for Time [Notes]
U is for UV, V is for Vacuum, W is for Wave, X is for X-Ray [Notes]
Z is for Zero

Many more of the songs, including the musical score and notes, can be found at the Ensonglopedia of Science website.

The Element in the Room: a Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie

For "The Element in the Room", scientists at the University of Sussex provided suggestions for show content as well as fact-checking the songs for scientific accuracy.

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

For "Relativitively Speaking", scientists at the University of Sussex provided suggestions for show content as well as fact-checking the songs for scientific accuracy.