A twist on Franz Kafka's In the Penal Colony. The audience meets at a designated pick up point to partake in this unusual twist on the story of an elaborate torture and execution device. They are then escorted to a 1950s era colonised holiday camp where a travelling salesman has been invited to witness the execution of a condemned prisoner on a tropical island by the machine. Kafka's story is a complex hall of mirrors. Is this a brutal murder or a sacred tradition that's being eroded by modernity? When is it right to step in? As two children mourn their father a society hangs in the balance; they wait on the word of a foreigner to decide their fate. The audience is exposed to life on the island from both sides of the coin before returning to their pick up point.T1380150540World Premiere. Running time: 2hrs 30mins (with interval). Suitable for ages 16+Company Fourth Monkey Theatre Company. Director Hamish MacDougall. Director James Yeatman. Design Vicki Stevenson. Lighting Pablo Fernandez-Baz. Sound Jamie Flockton. Choreographer Charleen Qwaye. Director Angela Gasparetto (movement). Performer Ella Dunlop. Performer Cameron Moore. Performer Olivia Negrean. Performer Faye Christall. | |
| 2 Apr 13 to 27 Apr 13 | General, Outer London :: V1087 listing details L557325102 |
