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1994

Hated Nightfall

Written by Howard Barker

Play Details

Context

Artistic Director
Stephen Daldry

Co-production with Wrestling School

Dates Performed

Friday 8th April 1994
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Play Details

Synopsis

Romanoff is a figure weighed down by regret, as he navigates complex and unsettling interactions with other characters such as Dancer, Jane, and a woman found asleep in an upright chair. Through a series of fragmented, poetic dialogues, the characters explore deep psychological and philosophical conflicts, exposing themes of power dynamics, submission, existential dread, and moral ambiguity.

The interplay between the characters reveals layers of human suffering and the relentless search for meaning in an oppressive environment.

Director(s)

Howard Barker

Cast & Creative

Cast

John Sessions

Cast

David Bamber

Cast

Anthony Calf

Cast

Joe Duttine

Cast

Roger Frost

Cast

Kenneth Macdonald

Designer

William Dudley

Lighting

Jon Linstrum

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