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• May 13th 2010 8:00 pm to May 15th 2010 10:30 pm

Event Details

• Type: The Elephant Man, written by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Peter Dodkin and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
• Group: Sawbridgeworth Players

Sawbridgeworth

• Hertfordshire:
  
  The Victoria Hall Theatre, Bury Road, Old Harlow, CM17 0ED

Contact Details

• Contact:: Box Office number: 07752 161802 or via The Tuck Shop and Café of the Angels, Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth

Extra Information

• Other Information: THURSDAY, 13TH MAY 2010 TO SATURDAY, 15TH MAY 2010, 8PM (DOORS OPEN 7.15PM). TICKETS £8 OR £7 FOR CONCESSIONS. This play is based on the true story of a remarkable man whose hideous deformities exploited by Victorian society mask an incredibly sensitive, witty and intelligent being. John Merrick, known as The Elephant Man, is exhibited as a sideshow freak until an ambitious young surgeon, Frederick Treves, discovers him and brings him into the care of the London Hospital. Merrick is then introduced to high society but becomes perplexed at the often-hypocritical values of the time. The efforts of actress Mrs Kendal to ease his loneliness, as well as Treves’ and Merrick’s belief that he can become a man like any other, are dreams never to be fulfilled. This incredibly moving play entwined with humour and pathos explores courage, morality and the inner human spirit.