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), Ewan Black (Trelaw), Seanne den Besten (Dea), Mark Anderson, Julie Atherton, Jim Kitson, Sophia Mackay, Amanda Wilkin, James Alexander-Taylor, Christina Bloom, Jonathan Cobb, Leo Elso, Claire-Marie Hall, Loren O'Dair

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)
Costume: Jean Chan
Lighting(s): Rob Casey, Richard Howell