Nature or nurture? Ewan Miller and Jemma Redgrave in ‘Octopolis’. Set in the residence of Professor George Grey (Redgrave), an expert on octopus intelligence who has a huge tank inhabited by the eight ...

An octopus has a nervous system with tentacles that can make independent decisions, and they can change colour according to their emotions. So does it follow that cephalopods have a developed ...

A grieving behavioural biologist meets an anthropologist in Marek Horn’s drama starring Jemma Redgrave and Ewan Miller At the centre of this play of ideas about animal consciousness is a three-way ...

Jemma Redgrave and Ewan Miller will star in the world premiere of Marek Horn’s Octopolis at Hampstead Theatre. Directed by Ed Madden, Octopolis will be performed from September 15 to October 28, with ...

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Above all else, Octopolis is interesting. It can be funny, touching, and surprising, but fascination, here, is the priority. As its unusual title suggests, Octopolis has an octopus at its centre.