Details

Mandrake - Machiavelli's greatest sex farce. It's about marriage, lust, adultery, corruption and deceit - all aided by the Mandrake Infusion. Machiavelli's comedy is one of the landmarks of the Italian Renaissance - it marks the break with Medieval drama and is the forerunner of the comedies of Shakespeare. Running time: 80mins (no interval). Ages 14+

Cast/Performers

Jean Apps (Sostrata), Piers Hunt (Nicia), Annie Lees-Jones (Siro), John McInnes (Ligurio), Andy McLeod (Timoteo), Ruth E Mortimer (Lucrezia), Will Parrott (Callimaco)

Creatives/Company

Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Company: 5 Pound 5 Theatre
Adapted by: Howard Colyer
Director(s): Scott Le Crass, Alex Mitchell (assistant)
Design: Kemey Lafond
Lighting: Tom Boucher
Sound: Neil McKeown