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A Number by Caryl Churchill

A Number is a 2002 play by English playwright Caryl Churchill which addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture. The story, set in the near future, is structured around the conflict between a father (Salter) and his sons (Bernard 1, Bernard 2, and Michael Black) two of whom are clones of the first one.

"Churchill's harrowing bioethics fable leaves us with a number of things to chew on." Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago

"A Number confirms Churchill's status as the first dramatist of the 21st century. On the face of it, it is human cloning Like all Churchill's best plays, A Number deals with both the essentials and the extremities of human experience The questions this brilliant, harrowing play asks are almost unanswerable, which is why they must be asked." Sunday Times

"Caryl Churchill's magnificent new play only last an hour but contains more drama, and more ideas, than most writers manage in a dozen full-length works." Daily Telegraph