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Conor McPherson’s darkly comic version of August Strindberg’s classic about a toxic marriage.

Set in a military outpost off the coast of Sweden, the Captain and his wife Alice embark on a series of spiteful games in an attempt to alleviate the hell they’ve created for themselves. Events take a new and disturbing turn when Kurt, a divisive figure from their past, arrives back on the scene.

The Captain ….. Robert Glenister
Alice ….. Hattie Morahan
Kurt ….. Blake Ritson

Piano performed by Peter Ringrose
Directed by Gemma Jenkins

Written in 1900 Strindberg originally intended to call this dissection of a marriage gone bad, The Vampire. The story twists and turns around the febrile energy given off by this trio of characters as they each feed off the unhappiness of the other.