Details

Seven self-regarding critics assemble at a disused theatre in response to a mysterious invitation. Too late they discover its gruesome purpose as Edward Lionheart, an actor frenzied by a lifetime of sneering reviews, hacks his revengeful way through the bloody works of Shakespeare, assisted by a gang of murderous tramps. The laws of theatre supersede the laws of physics in this macabre exhibition of putty noses, Kensington gore and some very large acting indeed.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott

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Archive listings for Theatre of Blood (2005)

Work type: Play.

T1139947640

By special arrangement with MGM on Stage.Producer Improbable Theatre. Producer National Theatre. Adapted by Lee Simpson. Adapted by Phelim McDermott. Director Phelim McDermott. Director Lee Simpson (associate director). Design Rae Smith. Lighting Colin Grenfell. Music Joby Talbot. Director Terry King (fight). Sound Gareth Fry. Performer Jim Broadbent (Edward Lionheart). Performer Paul Bentall. Performer Sally Dexter. Performer Nick Haverson. Performer Mark Lockyer. Performer Tim McMullan. Performer Rachael Spence. Performer Steve Steen. Performer Rachael Stirling. Performer Gerard Bell. Performer Bette Bourne. Performer Hayley Carmichael. Performer Stephen Harper. Performer Victoria Willing. Performer Edward Woodall.

9 May 05 to 10 Sep 05

Lyttelton (National Theatre), West End :: V374
listing details L928515002

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