The Grinning Man

T2083056566
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.

Book by	Carl Grose
Music	Marc Teitler
Music	Tim Phillips
Lyrics	Carl Grose
Lyrics	Tom Morris
Lyrics	Tim Phillips
Lyrics	Marc Teitler

Archive :: production:T2083056566, musical:S0987095002, venue:V420
Current production:Work

Production details

Performance

Venue	Trafalgar Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	5th December 2017
Opened	18th December 2017
To	5th May 2018
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
What is currently on at Trafalgar Theatre (V420)

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Company

Producer	Bristol Old Vic
Director	Tom Morris
Design	Jon Bausor
Costume	Jean Chan
Lighting	Rob Casey
Design	Finn Caldwell (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble)
Design	Toby Olie (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble)
Director	Finn Caldwell (puppets - for Gyre & Gimble)
Lighting	Richard Howell
Music	Tim Phillips
Music	Marc Teitler
Performer	Louis Maskell (Grinpayne)
Performer	Julian Bleach (Barkilphedro)
Performer	Sean Kingsley (Ursus)
Performer	Ewan Black (Trelaw)
Performer	Seanne den Besten (Dea)
Performer	Mark Anderson
Performer	Julie Atherton
Performer	Jim Kitson
Performer	Sophia Mackay
Performer	Amanda Wilkin
Performer	James Alexander-Taylor
Performer	Christina Bloom
Performer	Jonathan Cobb
Performer	Leo Elso
Performer	Claire-Marie Hall
Performer	Loren O'Dair

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