Transit of Venus is a play by Canadian playwright Maureen Hunter.
[1] The play is based on the life of Guillaume Le Gentil (1725–1792), a gentleman astronomer.
Some artistic license was taken: the real-life Guillaume Le Gentil did not return until after the second transit, remaining overseas during the eight-year interim.
The play was subsequently performed across Canada, by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC.
The play was transformed into an opera of the same name with libretto by Maureen Hunter and music by Victor Davies.