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Opium Eater archive1820 - Edinburgh. Thomas De Quincey, shivering in his dingy lodgings below a Grassmarket brothel, scribbles away desperate to meet a deadline which has already passed. Driven by demons from without and within the writer is dependent on his companion, the simple-minded Willie, for the Laudanum he craves. By turns electrifying, richly comic and deeply moving, this compelling portrait of a bizarre and symbiotic relationship: the flawed English man of letters and his sly, far from dim-witted Scots servant.

Cast/Performers

John Shedden, Finlay McLean

Creatives/Company

Company: Splinters Productions

Opium Eater

Opium Eater (Play) production archive for QTIX code T076807099. Details of all Opium Eater archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01752013868

Archive Listings

27 Sep 02
  to
28 Sep 02
The Arches
Glasgow
Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Jun 02Bowhill Theatre
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Performance Details => Venue archive

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