Most plays cover a specific subject, such as love, witches, lions, or a magical school. That’s not the case for a new play that begins this week. As the name suggests, Absolutely Everything explores everything from dinosaurs to robots, the Moon to the first dog. As Christopher Lloyd, the author of the book on which it is based, explains, it reveals the different connections between all sorts of things.
The play is based on Lloyd’s book Absolutely Everything! A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention. It tells the story of Grace, a bored woman who meets Alex, who is ready to take her on a crazy adventure. Alex and Grace travel through history to understand the links between past events and how people…