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2014

The Wolf From The Door

Written by Rory Mullarkey

Play Details

Context

Artistic Director
Vicky Featherstone

 

Dates Performed

Wednesday 10th September 2014
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Play Details

Synopsis

A train station in England. Catherine, a wealthy aristocrat, meets Leo, a mysterious and beautiful young man with no possessions or past.

Catherine recruits Leo for a secret revolutionary plot to overthrow the government and upend society. As they travel across the country, gathering allies and weapons, it becomes clear that Catherine’s plan involves widespread violence and chaos. Leo, initially naive and detached, is drawn deeper into the conspiracy, which culminates in a bloody uprising led by ordinary citizens against the ruling elites.

Mullarkey’s darkly comic satire blends absurdist humour with biting social commentary. Through increasingly surreal scenarios, he examines themes of class, power, and the potential for radical change lurking beneath the surface of polite society.

Director(s)

James Macdonald

Photo credit

All images credited to Stephen Cumminskey

Content includes

Contains descriptions of graphic violence and death

Cast & Creative

Cast

Calvin Demba

Cast

Anna Chancellor

Cast

Sophie Russell

Cast

Pearce Quigley

Translator

David McSeveney

Designer

Tom Pye

Lighting

Peter Mumford

Sound

Giles Thomas

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