The Demon Box

Work:: The Demon Box (S02128900782)

1872. Inside Broadmoor. Inside the black box of the theatre. Inside the head of Richard Dadd. On a trip to Egypt, the great Victorian artist Richard Dadd believed that he had been contacted by the god Osiris. Upon his return, at the god's bidding, he murdered his father. He spent the rest of his life in Bethlem and Broadmoor. While there, he spent nine years working on his eerie masterpiece The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke. In 1872, he was given the job of renovating the theatre at Broadmoor... Welcome to the Demon Box. Performance length: Approximately 1 hour 5 minutes.

Author

Steve Hennessy

Listing:: L01849606603

Part of Vibrant - An Anniversary Festival of Finborough Playwrights

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Production details

London Premiere Part of Vibrant - An Anniversary Festival of Finborough Playwrights