At a time when misinformation spreads faster than facts, we face a crisis not just of truth, but of trust. Science , for all its rigour, is struggling to cut through the noise of misinformation and polarisation. What we need is not more facts shouted louder; what we need is more culture . Culture, which is breathtaking in ambition, mind-expanding in content and soul-nourishing in ethos.

This autumn, curious directive (the theatre company I’ve led for 17 years) will launch the world premiere of The Exoplanets – a collaboration with City of London Sinfonia hosted by Norwich Theatre Royal. On paper, it’s an art-science collaboration: 25-piece live orchestra, planetarium visuals inspired by NASA ’s Conceptual Image Laboratory, and a human story about a woman whose grief drifts

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