Details
A most unconventional double-act! It's Edinburgh, 1820, and Thomas De Quincey, the flawed English man of letters and laudanum addict, sits shivering in his dingy lodgings beneath a Grassmarket brothel. Driven by demons from without and within, he depends on his simple-minded servant Willie to bring him the narcotic he craves whilst he scribbles desperately to meet a deadline which has already passed. Laugh-out loud funny and deeply moving, this is an utterly compelling portrait of a bizarre and symbiotic relationship.
Cast/Performers
Alasdair McCrone (Thomas De Quincey),
Barrie Hunter (Willie)
Creatives/Company
Company:
MullDirector:
Alasdair McCroneDesign:
Holly HodgardSound:
Martin LowCostume:
Shirley RobinsonLighting:
George Tarbuck