Skios

A spiraling farce of mislaid identities, unruly passions, and delicious disorder unfolds on a private Greek island in this comedic masterpiece from Michael Frayn.

On the exclusive island of Skios, the world-renowned foundation's high-paying guests eagerly anticipate the annual keynote address by Dr. Norman Wilfred, an eminent authority on the scientific organization of science. Surprisingly youthful, handsome, and charming, Dr. Wilfred quickly captivates everyone, including Nikki, the foundation's attractive and efficient organizer.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the island, Nikki's old friend Georgie finds herself trapped in a remote villa with a pompous, balding individual also named Dr. Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, luggage, temper, and increasingly, all sense of reality—everything except the well-traveled text of his lecture on the scientific organization of science.

In Skios, Michael Frayn, the farceur "by whom all others must be measured" (CurtainUp), delivers a story of personal and professional disintegration that probes his eternal theme of how we know what we know, all while transporting readers to the outer limits of hilarity. This spiraling farce showcases upright academics, gilded captains of industry, ambitious climbers, and dotty philanthropists in a satirical exploration of mistaken identities and the chaos that ensues.