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David Hughes and Al Seed present their critically acclaimed, award-winning interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale The Masque of the Red Death. Pestilence, decadence, grotesquery... Barricaded in his opulent abbey-mansion, a prince entertains a party of debauched revellers whilst the world outside teeters on the brink of plague-ridden apocalypse. But, as long as the wine flows and the musicians play what reason have they to care? Capturing the underlying themes of mortality, hedonism, madness and the end of the world, the diverse company of performers weave a multitude of dance traditions - ballet, breakdancing, contemporary dance, Bharatanatyam - with high-octane physical theatre to create a contemporary and visually-shocking horror show for the stage. Parental Caution: contains scenes of mild sex and violence