Helen Hunt to star in satire about ‘a highly contagious virus’ at the Old Vic

Jonathan Spector's 2018 play Eureka Day, about the social disarray after an outbreak of mumps, will receive its European premiere in September

Helen Hunt is to star in a wince-inducing" satire at the Old Vic in London, about a community split by their views on vaccination.

Eureka Day, about a mumps outbreak at a school in California, is described by the theatre's artistic director, Matthew Warchus, as a very funny, clever and thought-provoking new play set amidst the panic of a highly contagious virus". Jonathan Spector's 2018 drama also explores the frenzy of trolling as parents struggle to reach a consensus on mandatory vaccination.