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Ensonglopedia of Science is a collection of 26 songs, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each song is about an area of science starting with that letter, and is also written either in a genre of music, or on an instrument (or both), starting with the same letter. Sounds crazy. Is. Here are some examples:
Ensonglopedia of Science is currently on tour throughout the UK. This website contains lyrics, videos, audio and more information about the show. The project is the brainchild of John Hinton, creator of the multi-award-winning 'Scientrilogy' of musical comedies:
First, he was Charles Darwin…
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The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or the Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical objections: being a Musical Comedy about Charles Darwin (1089-1882) "Remarkably inventive, thoroughly entertaining… Must See" - The Stage "John Hinton is an absolute joy...You can't help thinking: this guy could get anyone interested in science" - ★★★★ Adelaide Theatre Guide |
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Then, he was Albert Einstein... |
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Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking "Here's a treasure...something close to brilliance" - ★★★★★ Libby Purves, The Times "The clearest - and certainly the funniest - explanation of relativity I know" - John Lloyd (creator of QI) |
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Next, he was Marie Curie... |
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The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie "Utterly accessible and engaging on multiple levels... I was tickled and unexpectedly touched” - ★★★★ Donald Hutera, The Times “Science and art could not be happier together" – ★★★★★ The Barefoot Review, Adelaide |
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Now he’s just plain old John.
But he’s still singing silly songs about science…
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