Details

The story begins in 1919, and the tubercular writer Franz Kafka persuades his friend Brod to burn everything that Kafka has written after his death. The audience is then transported to present day Leeds where in a middle class suburban sitting room sits Kafka obsessed Sydney and his frustrated wife, Linda. Into their midst descends the dead but lively Max, followed by a ghostly Kafka, and finally Kafka's father.

Cast/Performers

Tim Barlow (Hermann), Ajay Chhabra (Sydney), John Delaney (Father), Conor Moloney (Kafka), Neil Warhurst (Max Brod)

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Bennett
Producer: Derby Playhouse
Director: Cal McCrystal
Design(s): Sue Mayes, Kit Lane (video)
Lighting: David Phillips
Sound: Paul Delaney