Radioactive tells the captivating true story of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, the pioneering scientists whose work revealed radium—an unseen force whose strange glow would alter the course of history and illuminate hidden worlds.

At its core, Radioactive is the story of an almost impossible pursuit. Guided by intuition and fierce conviction, Marie Curie chases a radical idea, pursuing a force she cannot see, touch, or fully explain.

Through years of isolation, poverty, and grueling experimentation, she works tirelessly to isolate pure radium, drawn forward by the belief that something extraordinary lies concealed within the invisible.

It is a quest defined by obsession, sacrifice, and wonder. It’s the solitary journey of a scientist daring to venture where no one has gone before.

Alongside her stands Pierre Curie, whose imagination and insight align seamlessly with Marie’s own. Their collaboration—scientific, emotional, and romantic—becomes one of the great love stories of the twentieth century: two minds attuned to the same frequency, discovering together a force that is luminous, transformative, and dangerously powerful. What they uncover reshapes not only their work, but their hearts.

Set in the luminous Paris of the Belle Époque, Radioactive unfolds in a world intoxicated by progress. As the Eiffel Tower rises skyward, larger than any structure humanity has ever built, Marie Curie looks in the opposite direction, into the smallest reaches of existence, uncovering a power even more immense, capable of healing, destruction, and profound change.

Radioactive is a sweeping musical about ambition and love, solitude and partnership, and the responsibility that comes with embracing forces we cannot see. It asks what it means to live in the presence of something radiant, enduring, and powerful enough to change everything.

The show has been developed through extensive readings and workshop productions. A world premiere production awaits.