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. Verse adaptation

Creatives/Company

Author: Peter Weiss
Company: Herald Theatre Company (in association with Arcola Theatre)
Translation: Geoffrey Skelton
Adapted by: Adrian Mitchell
Director: Michael Cabot
Design(s): Geraldine Bunzl, Fiona Hankey
Lighting: Guy Hoare

Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade (Play) production archive for QTIX code T047173212. Details of all Marat/Sade archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4152

Archive Listings

21 Feb 01
to
10 Mar 01

Arcola
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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