Moonfleece

Old Red Lion Theatre
14 October - 01 November 2008
A co-production with Whippet Productions

Moonfleece

By Philip Ridley

Something's rotten in the state of Bethnal Green...

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Play Information

Curtis has arranged a secret meeting in a flat of a derelict tower block. Years ago, when he was a child, Curtis had lived here but, then, tragedy struck and his elder brother died. Now Curtis is seeing his brother's ghost...

With the aid of Gavin and Tommy, fellow members of the right wing political party of which Curtis is a leading figure, and his ex-girlfriend, Sarah, Curtis aims to find out why this ghost is haunting him. Things, however, do not go as planned...

For two squatters now occupy the flat. And one of them has a story to tell. A story that will change Curtis's life forever.

Moonfleece is an intense and thrilling exploration of memory and identity. It also deals with themes of contemporary resonance: racism, homophobia, and how those in authority distort both the truth and the past.

Creative Team

Director:	Max Lewendel
Co-Producers:	Tara Wilkinson Elizabeth Brown Ann-Sophie Morrissette
Assoc Director:	Rosa Wyatt
Asst. Director:	TBC
Set Designer:	Christopher Hone
Cost Design:	TBA
Sound Design:	Matt Downing
Lighting Design:	Matthew Newbury
Stage Manager:	Ellie Browning
Ed. Officer:	Cate Gordon

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