Radium Girls

Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory is based on a true story of one woman’s fight for justice.

It’s 1926. Radium is the new miracle cure for anything, Madame Curie is a global sensation, and luminous watches are all the rage - until the young women who paint them start to fall mysteriously ill. Grace, a dial painter, battles her former employee in court. Can she prove that the very element hailed for its medical marvels is causing a devastating illness? Will she see justice for herself and her friends before time runs out?

Radium Girls fiercely examines the commercialisation of science, the pursuit of both health and wealth, and the power of the underdog. Featuring Unitec’s Year 2 Acting students under the direction of Cherie Moore.