THEATRE "The Elephant Man"
Saturday 26th April 2008 - 7.30pm
Presented by Proteus Theatre
Devised & Written by Mary Swan & Saul Jaffé
Performed by Saul Jaffé
Directed By Mary Swan
Designed By Sam Pine Music By Paul Wild
The Elephant Man is the moving, poetic and ultimately uplifting story of the life of John Merrick. Now in its 25th year of producing professional theatre, Proteus has created a version for the twenty-first century.
In a highly physical, one-man tour-de-force, the production explores the journey of this remarkable man, from an object of curiosity and social revulsion to celebrity. His life and tragic destiny is as relevant today in our image obsessed culture as it ever was. Merrick's story provokes us to examine our own attitudes and the value we place on 'beauty'.
Tickets £10.00 (students £6.00)
