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Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” – DIFA

Theater The Physics Show

30 September 2026

Physics does not happen only in the lab

Man illuminated by green LEDs in a dark room

How to partecipate

Free registration required

Program

The Physics Show is a theatre event that aims at inspiring the audience to learn about physics. It presents entertaining and educational experiments  in a clear and easy-to-understand way, accompanied by an exciting storyline. It is intended for all “children" aged 12 to 99. 

The show is a play where 2 young people go on a time-travel adventure to discover the origins of mass in particle physics. They visit famous old physicists in England (1910), America (1950), Germany (1980) and at  CERN, Geneva, Switzerland (2012). In the end they witness the discovery of the Higgs boson in the LHC collider live on-stage.  The show includes more than 20 experiments which are performed and explained live.

The Physics Show was founded in December 2001 by Professor Herbert Dreiner and Michael Kortmann at the Physics Institute of the University of Bonn. The shows are written, organized, and performed independently and on a voluntary basis by the students of University of Bonn, guided by prof. Herbert Dreiner, Timo Poller and Kristoffer Kerkhof.

Door opening at 17:30.

Partners

INFN Bologna, Piano Nazionale Lauree Scientifiche, Notte delle Ricercatrici e dei Ricercatori

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A journey through time, a compelling story, and more than 20 experiments performed and explained live. Two performances: one for the general public and one for high-school students, preceded by an introductory seminar for teachers. The Physics Show is a theatre show that brings physics to life in an engaging, surprising and accessible way, for everyone aged 12 to 99. Two young protagonists travel through a century of discoveries in search of the origin of mass in particle physics: from England in 1910 to the United States in the 1950s, from Germany in the 1980s to CERN in Geneva in 2012, where they witness the discovery of the Higgs boson live on stage. More than 20 live experiments to discover physics as you have never seen it before. The show will be performed entirely in English. Free admission with mandatory registration.