timid, Isobel has a passion for words and it is evident that she is an intelligent, though self-conscious person. Ellen (1999) Ellen is a geneticist who is being persuaded to take a job that is being offered to her from Kate's company. Tom (1999) Tom is Ellen's husband and is an English lecturer but he has been made redundant. Therefore, he is depressed and has concerns about Ellen's job. Phil (1999) Phil is a geordie building surveyor who is surveying Ellen and Tom's house which they are planning to sell. He offers human compassion and comic relief in the play. Kate (1999) Kate is Ellen's friend/fellow geneticist who offers her a job at her company. She is in direct conflict with Tom for most of the play as they both have opposing views on the conduct and morality of scientific exploration. Performances Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK (1998) Hampstead Theatre, London, UK (1998) Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY, US (1999) Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TX, US (2000) Shipping Dock Theatre, Rochester, NY, US (2002) Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, US (2005) John Lewis Partnership Dramatic Society, Royal Court Theatre, London (2005) Langston Hughes Theater, Seattle, WA, US (2006) University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, US (2006) University of Adelaide, Australia (2007) Amarillo College, US (2007) Alnwick Playhouse, Northumberland, UK (2007) Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich (2007) Phillip Lynch Theatre, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, US (2008) Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH (2008) University of Nebraska, Lincoln (2008) Lansing Community College (2009) The Little Theatre, Hertford, UK (May 2009) Hampstead Theatre, London, UK (October 2009) University of San Diego, San Diego, CA (November 2009) University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (November 2010) English Theatre Berlin, (February 2011) University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (March 2011) Giant Olive Theatre Company, London, UK (2011) Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA (2012) Wesley Institute Sydney, Drummoyne, NSW Australia (2014) George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (2015) Theatre Arts Guild at Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA (2015) Corcoran's Sacre Coeur, Paris, FR (2016) Baylor University, Waco, TX (2016) No Drama Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (2017) Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA (2019) Alnwick Playhouse, Northumberland, UK (2021) External links A review of a Chicago production of AEWAAP 2007 production near Newcastle (where the play was set) in November 2008 production coming up at the Phillip Lynch Theatre of Lewis University in Romeoville, IL, US Sinclair Community College -