It is the story of the individual versus society; the right to free will versus the collective good. Beneath the glossy exterior lies a dark heart, a focus on youthful disaffection and the state’s attempts to control anti-social behaviour.
A Clockwork Orange combines gang culture, masculinity, racism, classism, unemployment and moral decay alongside the equally corrupt state, the failed penal system and the defunct church.
Supported by a blistering Beethoven soundtrack performed live, this is a groundbreaking staging. With a new perspective, this production features an alternating cast of both male and female actors in principal roles.
By arrangement with The International Anthony Burgess Foundation and David Higham Associates Ltd