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A dark tragedy of greed, ambition, revenge and treachery, John Webster's Jacobean masterpiece The Duchess of Malfi remains a provocative and profoundly original work. Now, Webster's opulent court of Malfi is supplanted by the 1950s underworld of a seedy seaside town in the world premiere of Prodigal Theatre's site-specific reworking of this 17th-century classic. Stripping back to the bare bones of Webster's narrative to create a multilayered montage of voices, music and found texts, the action plays out in a thrilling promenade among the backrooms, stairways and surrounding streets of the intimate Nightingale Theatre. Jacobean tragedy meets Brighton Rock in the unseen alcoves above a city pub.

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Company: Prodigal Theatre