Matthew Beagan, Eddie Shields; Photo credit: Nile Scott Studios.
Presented by Central Square Theater
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Based on the book Alan Turing, The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Play by Hugh Whitemore
With a new epilogue by Neil Bartlett
Featuring: Matthew Beagan, Josephine Moshiri Elwood, Paula Plum, Dom Carter, David Bryan Jackson, Eddie Shields
April 2 – 26, 2026
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Central Square Theater presents Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore, now through April 26. It attempts to shed light on Alan Turing, the gay neurodivergent man, while also highlighting his technological advances. History hasn’t been kind to Turing. Director Scott Edmiston’s production seeks to reverse the cruelty.
To create some historical perspective, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are returning to Earth after completing a week-long lunar flyby. These brilliant scientists (Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen) trained all of their adult lives to complete this mission. They represent the best of the best minds in the U.S. We will rightly commend them as heroes with a pat on the back and a press conference. Their choice of romantic partner plays no part in their work. Continue reading
