Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness

Thursday 18 January- 7.30pm

Friday 19 January- 7.30pm

Saturday 20 January- 7.30pm

Final Year Drama Performance

by Anthony Neilson

In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time. The opiate-addicted actor manager showcased his troupe creating a spectacle of grotesquery, black comedy, mystery and magic realism. Over a century later, playwright Anthony Neilson has reconstructed this intriguing and fantastic historical event in a theatrical piece that combines the melodrama and extravagance with the painful loneliness that characterised a Victorian freak show. Neilson's play offers a strange and beautiful exploration of sadness and mortality, probing even the nature of theatre itself.

Tickets £5 (£3 Concession)
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For more information visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/performance/january/