After acclaimed success at London’s Baron Court Theatre last year, Myriad Productions return for three weeks with a repertoire of two of their most popular productions, Tess of the D’urbervilles and the epic Crime & Punishment.
Opening on the 16th February with Tess of the D’urbervilles, the plays will take precedence on alternate nights before closing with Crime & Punishment on the 7th March.
In what was Thomas Hardy’s penultimate novel, Tess of the D’urbervilles tells the story of Tess, a young peasant girl whose family is thought to be related to the wealthy and noble D’urbervilles. In engaging contact with the aristocratic family, Tess is raped by Alec D’urberville and falls pregnant. However, the baby dies and Tess falls in love with and marries Angel Clare. When her husband learns of her sinful past Tess is abandoned only to fall back into the arms of Alec D’urberville who supports her. Meanwhile Angel has a change of heart and returns to reclaim his lawful wife.
Hardy’s classic is a haunting tale of betrayed innocence, rape on designer bedding and bloody murder brought to life in gripping detail by Myriad Productions.
Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote his epic Crime & Punishment after returning from the Siberian gulags. Set in St. Petersburg, we are invited into the life of the mentally unstable, Rodin Raskolnikov, a drop-out student with a plan to kill an elderly, though unscrupulous pawnbroker. Though Raskolnikov’s murderous intentions are to solve his financial problems, he reasons with himself that his actions are not purely selfish, but a service to others in ridding the world of an evil parasite. After committing the crime Raskolnikov must come to terms with his demons. Dostoevsky’s insight into the criminal mind and lust for power is explicit and this tale of love and search for redemption is skilfully played out to dramatic effect.
The admission price for Tess of the D’Urbervilles or Crime & Punishment is £10, or alternatively catch both shows for £15.
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