The Starry Messenger (NHB Modern Plays)

Mark Williams is lost. An astronomer at New York City’s Planetarium, he feels a closer connection to the infinite, starry sky than to his job or his wife. After a chance meeting with Angela, a young single mother, the stars appear to have aligned. But when a catastrophic event rips through their lives, Mark is forced to re-evaluate his life, his faith and his place in the universe itself. Kenneth Lonergan’s play The Starry Messenger is a bittersweet exploration of love, hope and understanding our place in the universe. It premiered in New York in 2009, and received its UK premiere at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, in May 2019, featuring Matthew Broderick and Elizabeth McGovern.