British Playwright Simon Stephen's "Heisenberg" Stars Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt

British playwright Simon Stephen's ("Curious Incident of the Dog…) new 1 act, 2 character play "Heisenberg" swings for the fences but falls short.  Georgie (a garbled mouth Mary-Louise Parker) plants an unwarranted but not unplanned kiss on the neck of a complete stranger, Alex (Denis Arndt.)  Alex is a senior.  He's surprised but nonplussed by the planted smooch.  Georgie's apologetic confessions stir Alex's sympathy.  She tells him she's lonely since the death of her husband.  Alex's tolerance turns to annoyance when she admits to a compilation of lies.  Georgie pursues Alex at his butcher shop much to his surprised chagrin. We're unsure what's driving Georgie's attachment.  However, she manages to convince him to take her out.  Their stilted dinner conversation is steered by Georgie's bumptious banter & inappropriate inquiries.  The stark set consists of 2 tables & chairs rearranged between scenes marked by brief blackouts.  Audience members are seated in bleachers behind the narrow stage.  They appear within reach of the actors.  The title "Heisenberg" may be deduced from the 1932 Nobel Prize winning German theoretical physicist known for his uncertainty principle built on his philosophy of matrix formulations.  The play's aspiring esoteric message is mundane:  wake up & smell the coffee.  Life is precious, meant to be relished and shared.  Alex has kept a diary for 67 years.  Georgie discovers & devours them.  She tells him they're dull & poorly written except for his 1 brief love affair.   However, she manages to convince him to take her out on a date.  Georgie's chance encounter proves highly calculated but the outcome is unexpected & highly improbable.  The formula for "Heisenberg" is faulty.  The high minded theory doesn't deliver positive results.