Performance

Venue	Olivier (National Theatre)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	2nd October 2012
Opened	10th October 2012
To	17th December 2012
When	Oct 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, Nov 6, 7, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, Dec 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, at 19:30. Oct 10 at 19:00. Oct 11, 20, 27, Nov 24, 29, Dec 6, 13, 15, Mats 14:00. Oct 18, 21, 28, Dec 16, Mats 14:30
Prices	From £12.00. To £47.00.
What is currently on at Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)

Damned by Despair

T01317337338
Obsessed with his own salvation, the hermit Paulo dedicates himself to ten years of prayerful penance. When his faith wavers, the ever-watchful Devil seizes the moment to convince him that he shares the fate of one Enrico, a notorious Neapolitan gangster destined for damnation. Swearing vengeance, Paulo lashes out against God and assembles a band of rival outlaws. "I'll match Enrico in mad badness. So, we're damned, both of us, are we? Then I'll be revenged on the whole world." And yet, even as their villainous crimes escalate, the possibility of redemption hovers over the two men, perhaps within reach. This fast-paced adventure story embraces bandits and beautiful women between glimpses of heaven and hell. The subversive and at times riotous exploration of faith and the transformative power of love races across the Italian landscape, relishing the unpredictability of fate, an extraordinary array of characters and their very real dilemmas.

Author	Tirso de Molina
Adapted by	Frank McGuinness

Archive :: production:T01317337338, play:S01422769351, venue:V373

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Company

Producer	National Theatre
Director	Bijan Sheibani
Design	Giles Cadle
Costume	Moritz Junge
Lighting	Jon Clark
Design	Finn Ross (video)
Music	Dan Jones
Sound	Dan Jones
Director	Aline David (movement)
Director	Kate Waters (fight)
Performer	Sebastian Armesto (Paulo)
Performer	Bertie Carvel (Enrico)
Performer	Rory Keenan
Performer	Amanda Lawrence
Performer	Marianne Adams
Performer	Nick Blakeley
Performer	Jonathan Broadbent
Performer	Lorna Brown
Performer	Ashley Chin
Performer	John Cormack
Performer	Michael Gould
Performer	Jonathan Jaynes
Performer	Tunji Lucas
Performer	Brian Martin
Performer	Okezie Morro
Performer	Pierce Reid
Performer	Dwane Walcott
Performer	Alex Warren
Performer	Simon Yadoo

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