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THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (from Edgar Allan Poe) – 1f, 1m
Prince Prospero and a handful of his nobility shut themselves away in a heavily fortified castle, to escape the terrible plague that is sweeping their land … known as the Red Death, it kills everyone and everything in its path. Disdainfully indifferent to the sufferings of his people, the Prince throws a lavish ball, but as the masque reaches its orgiastic climax and the clock chimes midnight, a mysterious, uninvited guest is found in their midst … a guest that wreaks a terrifying revenge! In this inventive version of Edgar Allan Poe's original story, two actors embody all the characters, and slip effortlessly between the over-opulence of the court and the world of the peasantry shut outside.
“Enjoyable, compelling, sinister … bravo” (audience Twitter)
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