Details

At the city fair, a grotesque oasis of entertainment, a strange new act has arrived. Soon everyone from the gutter-rats to the new queen has fallen for the hand-made freak Grinpayne and his hideously beautiful face. But who is he really? And how did he come to be so marked? Together with an old man, a blind girl and wolf he has a surreal story to tell. Dreams are lived, destinies entwined and the darkest desires are made monstrous flesh in a musical like no other. Based on The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.

Cast/Performers

Louis Maskell (Grinpayne), Julian Bleach (Barkilphedro), Sean Kingsley (Ursus), Gloria Onitiri (Princess Josiana), Audrey Brisson (Dea), Ewan Black, Alice Barclay, Stuart Angell, Patrycja Kujawska, Stu Barker, Pete Flood, Ross Hughes, Tarek Merchant, Stuart Neal, Gloria Obianyo

Creatives/Company

Book by: Carl Grose
Music(s): Marc Teitler, Tim Phillips, Tim Phillips, Marc Teitler
Lyrics(s): Carl Grose, Tom Morris, Tim Phillips, Marc Teitler
Producer: Bristol Old Vic
Director(s): Tom Morris, Finn Caldwell (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble)
Design(s): Jon Bausor, Finn Caldwell (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble), Toby Olie (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble)
Lighting: Richard Howell