In a sleepy French provincial town, a rhinoceros rampages across the market square. Another crushes someone's cat. A woman sounds the alarm: it is the townspeople themselves who are transforming into these raging beasts. As more and more of the citizens embrace their future as rhinos, just one man - the drunkard Berenger - refuses to transform. But why does he feel so out of step with everyone else? And what will his refusal to conform cost him? Eugene Ionesco's classic 1959 play is an uproarious absurdist farce - and a chilling examination of conformism, nationalism, fascism and fundamentalism that has been compared with Orwell's Animal Farm and Camus's The Plague. It considers the countless ways in which humans are content to adapt themselves to new and horrifying circumstances, and give in to poisonous ideologies. Alongside its piercing political insights, it is comic, thrillingly theatrical and deeply human, focusing on the unlikely hero of the everyman Berenger, and the possibility of resistance to what might seem inevitable.(Rhino) - T0810851765Tinderbox Theatre Company are thrilled to premiere Patrick J O Reilly's new adaptation Rhino. An intriguing fusion of Sci-Fi and Dark Comedy, alive somewhere between online gaming and virtual reality: RHINO offers a modern reinterpretation of Eugene Ionesco's renowned play 'Rhinoceros'. In an online gaming world resembling a quaint French village, a rampaging rhinoceros strikes terror. The chaos escalates when the virtual villagers begin sprouting horns and transforming into rhinos themselves. Amidst this turmoil, Berenger emerges as an unlikely hero. As the irresistible allure of the stampede intensifies, a crucial question arises: Can Berenger resist the Rhino's magnetic pull, or will he succumb to conformity?Company Tinderbox Theatre Company. Adapted by Patrick J O'Reilly. | |
| 18 Oct 23 to 28 Oct 23 | Lyric Theatre, Belfast :: V552 listing details L688788402 |
T249236268Performed in WelshCompany Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. Adapted by Manon Steffan Ros. Director Steffan Donnelly. | |
| 24 Oct 23 to 27 Oct 23 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L0512045748 |
T1909914137Mandala Young Company's adaptation of Ionesco's Rhinoceros is a commentary on society today, a chilling observation on conformity amid chaos and the struggle to know what the truth is, amongst so much propaganda and misinformation.Company Mandela Young Company. | |
| 17 Jul 22 | OFS Studio (previously known as Old Fire Station Theatre), Oxford :: V800 listing details L206670200 |
T529091611Company Theatre Paradok. | |
| 5 Dec 18 to 8 Dec 18 | Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh :: V26097662 listing details L767497922 |
T1027745188Producer Edinburgh Lyceum. Producer Edinburgh International Festival (in association with DOT Theatre Istanbut). | |
| 23 Mar 18 to 7 Apr 18 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh :: V604 listing details L1228646406 |
T125796251Presented byRoyal Lyceum Theatre. Company DOT Theatre (Istanbul). Adapted by Zinnie Harris. Director Murat Daltaban. | |
| 3 Aug 17 to 28 Aug 17 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh :: V604 listing details L542492738 |
T367377918Producer Questors Theatre. | |
| 2 Oct 15 to 10 Oct 15 | Questor's Theatre, Outer London :: V326 listing details L1134979345 |
T0181865618Director Joanne Allan. Music Sion Dey. | |
| 25 Oct 13 to 27 Oct 13 | Lyric Theatre, Belfast :: V552 listing details L0995374527 |
T0754774958Performed in French with English surtitles. Running time: 110mins/no interval. Age guidance: 14+Company Theatre de la Ville. | |
| 14 Feb 13 to 16 Feb 13 | Barbican Centre, West End :: V371 listing details L1495079221 |
T1984998775Corporate Sponsor Coutts. Producer Royal Court Theatre. Translation Martin Crimp. Director Dominic Cooke. Sound Ian Dicksinson. Music Gary Yershon. Director Sue Lefton (movement). Design Anthony Ward. Lighting Johanna Town. Choreographer Due Lefton. Performer Benedict Cumberbatch. Performer Zawe Ashton. Performer Michael Begley. Performer Jasper Britton. Performer Paul Chahidi. Performer Jacqueline Defferary. Performer David Hinton. Performer Lloyd Hutchinson. Performer Claire Prempeh. Performer Alwyne Taylor. Performer Graham Turner. | |
| 21 Sep 07 to 15 Dec 07 | Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre, West End :: V411 listing details L341955342 |
T0397675642Company Friendly Bombs Theatre Company. | |
| 21 Nov 06 | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead :: V1294444431 listing details L01995230791 |
T0554867860Producer Lemon Tree. Producer The Lemons. | |
| 16 Jun 06 to 17 Jun 06 | Lemon Tree, Aberdeen :: V587 listing details L138102519 |
T647023864Company Oxford Youth Theatre. Director Network of Stuff. Director Rachel Capell. Design Nomi Everall. | |
| 22 Mar 05 to 26 Mar 05 | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford :: V801 listing details L0865772973 |
T94988579Company Kabosh Theatre. | |
| 5 Mar 05 to 23 Mar 05 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Outer London :: V315 listing details L1014600938 |
T297001350Company Arc Youth Company. | |
| 11 Mar 04 to 12 Mar 04 | Arc Theatre, Trowbridge :: V881281219 listing details L2127402937 |
T0363298755Company Oundle School. | |
| 27 Nov 03 to 30 Nov 03 | Stahl Theatre, Oundle :: V452 listing details L01993899348 |
T682202446Company Peepolykus. Director Kate Beales. Design Charles Camm. Director John Nicholson (music). Performer John Nicholson. Performer David Sant. Performer Javier Marzan. Performer David Benson. Performer Flick Ferdinando. Performer Phoebe Soteriades. | |
| 22 Oct 02 | BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L048560884 |
| 30 Sep 02 to 19 Oct 02 | Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Outer London :: V315 listing details L0360223627 |
| 21 Sep 02 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L0729815713 |
| 17 May 02 | Phoenix Arts, Leicester :: V432 listing details L2099701133 |
| 15 May 02 to 16 May 02 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L595366460 |
| 14 May 02 | Metropolitan University, Leeds :: V978 listing details L01068465304 |
| 9 May 02 to 11 May 02 | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford :: V801 listing details L01900783543 |
| 6 May 02 | Exeter Phoenix, Exeter :: V889 listing details L0838721579 |
| 30 Apr 02 to 1 May 02 | Chipping Norton Theatre, Chipping Norton :: V795 listing details L297411545 |
| 26 Apr 02 | The Maltings Theatre (formely Maltings Arts Centre), St Albans :: V52 listing details L01111989285 |
| 25 Apr 02 | The Mill Arts Centre (formerly The Mill), Banbury :: V794 listing details L0542531471 |
| 15 Apr 02 to 20 Apr 02 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L0506869950 |
| 4 Apr 02 | Dorking Halls, Dorking :: V1030 listing details L1651839146 |
| 19 Mar 02 to 20 Mar 02 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L991625121 |
| 12 Mar 02 to 13 Mar 02 | Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L01647763967 |
| 6 Mar 02 to 7 Mar 02 | Unity Theatre, Liverpool :: V539 listing details L02139114611 |
| 1 Mar 02 to 2 Mar 02 | Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L1759320898 |
| 26 Feb 02 | Hackney Empire, Outer London :: V309 listing details L1425655181 |
T1458883361There are post performance discussion following Wed/Thurs evening performances.Company Experimental Theatre Company. | |
| 26 Jan 00 to 29 Jan 00 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L1076169632 |
T857648764This performance is in Welsh.Company Cactus Productions. Director Andrea Brooks. Design Philip Engleheart. Design Dora Schweitzer. Design Steven Wilson. | |
| 27 Mar 97 to 20 Apr 97 | Riverside Studios, Outer London :: V331 listing details L0157722358 |
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| 27 Nov 19 to 29 Nov 19 | Michael Frayn Theatre, Kingston :: V1551005398 listing details L509814687 |
| 8 Aug 96 to 17 Aug 96 | Brixton Shaw Theatre, Inner London :: V173 listing details L0761639777 |
