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Posted on 7 Mar 2019
Stop Press
“conceptually breath-taking”
The Stage
“It’s radical in every way”
The Times
“You may think you know this story, but this version, especially the ending, grips you anew”
The Times
Written more than 100 years ago, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is a tale of lies and brutal greed and of the dark heart which beats within us all. In this new production, the classic story gets a modern twist.
Now re-sited in a forsaken Europe, lost to the destructive lust for power, it emerges as a tale absolutely for our time.
“Maybe we have exhausted our white, male hero. Maybe there’s not a lot left to say about that, and maybe it’s much more interesting to rethink them, reimagine them, and then see what the consequence is,” says director Andrew Quick in Big Issue North.
This bold re-telling of the Conrad classic is a visually rich, multi-layered work which fuses live performance with digital technology. Read all abou the making of the show and its reviews here:
"A hugely thought-provoking, contemporary retelling of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness"
There ought to be clowns
“extraordinary production”
Behind the arras
“a thought-provoking retelling of the tale for today”
Reviews Hub
“The concept for this play is exceptional and very ambitious”
Stage Talk Magazine
“an incredible piece of work, beautifully imagined and boldy interpreted”
Small House Big Trips
Catch the show here Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th April at 7.30pm. Tickets: £16, Concs £14, Schools £10, Members 20% off.