Details

The Tin Drum archiveOskar Matzerath, the son of a permissive bourgeois couple is born with a fully developed intellect. Outraged by the passivity of the German people regarding the unstoppable growth of Nazism, the decadence of his family, and the world around him, he decides he will take a stand against the adult world by refusing to grow up. On his third birthday, when given a tin drum he was promised at his birth, he decides to remain three years old for the next 18 years, using his drum as his means of protest. Often hailed as one of the greatest novels ever written, Gunter Grass' surreal post-war masterpiece has never been more prescient. Kneehigh will retell this extraordinary story of love, war and fizz powder as startling musical satire: part Baroque opera, part psychedelic white-out, part epic poem. A burlessque, a blitzkreig, a tidal wave about to break.

Cast/Performers

Nandi Bhebhe, Les Bubb, Dom Coyote, Damon Daunno, Rina Fatania, Ross Hughes, Angela Hardie, Bettrys Jones, Patrycja Kujawska, Alex Lupo, Beverly Rudd, Ruth Wall, Sarah Wright

Creatives/Company

Book by: Gunter Grass
Author: Carl Grose
Music: Charles Hazlewood
Director(s): Mike Shepherd, Sarah Wright (puppet direction)
Design: Naomi Dawson
Lighting: Malcolm Rippeth
Sound: Ian Davies
Producer(s): Kneehigh, Everyman & Playhouse, West Yorkshire Playhouse

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0183345158. Details of all The Tin Drum archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01360329748

Archive Listings

5 Dec 17
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23 Dec 17
Shoreditch Town Hall
Outer London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Nov 17
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25 Nov 17
Hall for Cornwall
Truro, Cornwall
Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Nov 17
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18 Nov 17
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol, City of Bristol
Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Oct 17
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28 Oct 17
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Oct 17
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28 Oct 17
Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Performance Details => Venue archive
28 Sep 17
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14 Oct 17
Everyman & Playhouse
Liverpool, Merseyside
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Reviews

The Tin Drum review
15Nov17: Kneehigh's production seen at the Bristol Old Vic.
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