Princeton, New Jersey. 1955. Thomas Stoltz Harvey performs the autopsy of the recently deceased Albert Einstein. And then steals his brain.
Bath, England. 1953. Henry M undergoes pioneering brain surgery. The surgery changes Henry’s life, and the history of neuroscience, forever.
London, England. Today. Martha is a clinical neuropsychologist. When her marriage breaks down she starts to make some radically different choices.
Incognito contains three interwoven stories exploring the nature of identity and how we are defined by what we remember.
Nick Payne was the winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play for Constellations (Royal Court/West End). His plays also include the recent hit The Same Deep Water As Me (Donmar Warehouse) and If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet at the Bush Theatre.