Michael Frayn's play "Copenhagen", based on the war-time meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, has both received high critical acclaim and become an extraordinary public success. This has been the case not only in London, where it has played for more than a year and a half, but also elsewhere including Copenhagen itself, where it is now showing at the Betty Nansen Theatre under the direction of Peter Langdal. While emphasizing that he has written a drama and not a scholarly piece of history, Frayn based his writing on substantial reading and research in physics as well as history. It is therefore appropriate to bring together at the Niels Bohr Institute -- where Bohr and Heisenberg worked together for several years -- the author of the play (Frayn), its Danish director (Langdal), and a prominent historian of recent science with experience in translating history into dramatic form (professor Friedman from the University of Oslo). Following brief presentations from these three distinct perspectives, the audience will be invited to ask questions and participate in the general discussion.

Because we expect substantial interest in the event, which is open to the public, we encourage people to REQUEST TICKETS by telephone at (+45) 35325219 (weekdays 8-15) or by e-mail at ALRASMUS@NBI.DK by Wednesday 17 November. People without tickets will be let in only to extent that there are seats left.