Details

Full title: The persecution and assassination of the Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade. Set in 1808, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, the Marquis is directing a play at an asylum. To educate and rehabilitate the inmates, the Marquis presents a musical pageant of the Terror of Paris, culminating in the murder of Jean-Paul Marat at the hands of Charlotte Corday. First performed in England in 1964 by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Creatives/Company

Author: Peter Weiss
Company: Court Theatre Training Company
Translation: Geoffrey Skelton
Adapted by: Adrian Mitchell
Director: Clare Smout
Design: Timothy Meaker
Lighting: Giuliano Bocca
Music(s): Tim Gill, Thierry Deneux

Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01672559379. Details of all Marat/Sade archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4152

Archive Listings

6 Mar 01
to
1 Apr 01

Courtyard Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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