The White Devil

Play :: show/work:S5550, production/tour:T02023189499

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9 Apr 99 to 1 May 99

The White Devil Play :: listing:L0175880458, production:T02023189499, show:S5550, venue: V431

Haymarket Theatre Leicester Leicestershire

Details

When the adulterous Brachiano and Vittoria become involved in a dangerous affair, an explosive conclusion seems inevitable. In a corrupt and savage Italy, where no one is who they seem, the individual must fight for survival against the structures that define their very existence: the State, the Church and their own sense of right and wrong. Based on actual events, Webster’s haunting and brutal play delves into the darkest recesses of the human condition in this visceral and explosive celebration of poetry and theatre.
Performers Ian Pepperell (Flamineo), Gabrielle Drake (Vittoria), Devon Scott, Richard Willis, Claude Close, Sebastian Dunn, Martin Parr, Tracy Sweetinburgh. Author John Webster. Director Paul Kerryson. Design Emma Donovan. Lighting Jenny Cane.