Performance

Venue	The Gate Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	27th February 2019
Opened	5th March 2019
To	23rd March 2019
When	19:30. Mats 15:00
The Gate Theatre (V231)
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Date of change: 5 Mar 19 - T1247936728
Date of change: 31 May 18 - T1247936728

The Ridiculous Darkness

Work:: The Ridiculous Darkness (S01673049709)

'I ran through the darkness. Everything was very quiet. I ran and ran. It was dark, but I could orient myself. I had the feeling that everything inside of me was also very dark and calm. It was as if I was just walking inside myself.' Ultimo has a degree in piracy from Mogadishu University of Applied Sciences. Tofdau won't rest till his story's told. Sergeant Pellner and Officer Dorsch are sailing up the Hindu Kush in search of Lieutenant Colonel Deutinger in the rainforest of Afghanistan. And at his parents' home in Bad Rippoldsau, Wolfram Lotz is experiencing writer's block. This funny, powerful and surreal mash-up of Frances Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness invites us to rethink colonial narratives, confront our ideas of each other and question what we imagine is in the darkness.

Author

Wolfram Lotz

Production:: (T1247936728)

Producer	The Gate Theatre
Director	Anthony Simpson-Pike
Design	Rosie Elnile
Dramaturg	Nina Segal
Stage Manager	Shannon Martin
Director	Seke Chimutengwende (movement director)
Lighting	Josh Pharro
Translation	Daniel Brunet
Performer	Travis Alabanza (Peliner)
Performer	Seraphina Beh (Dorsch)
Performer	Shannon Hayes (Lodetti / Stojkovic / Reverend Carter / Tofdau)
Performer	Rochelle Rose (Ultimo / Parrot / Deutinger)

Listing:: L01704841958

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Special Performances

19 Mar 19 Captioned

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