The Hairy Ape | Closed: 9 June 2012

The Hairy Ape

Show Info Cast & Creative

Genre

Venue

First Performance 16/05/2012

Closing 09/06/2012

With unflinching theatrical force and explosive lyricism, The Hairy Ape explores the tragedy of a forgotten voice and the perennial human need to belong.

New York City. 1922. Yank has spent his life shovelling coal on an ocean liner. Brutish, powerful and commanding, he knows where he belongs: in the stokehold.

But when the daughter of a wealthy industrialist decides to slum it and see life below deck, Yank’s universe changes forever. Unable to forget the way she looked at him, Yank hits the booming streets of New York to seek revenge.

Creative

Director - Kate Budgen

Producer - Cartwright Productions and Creature of London in association with Southwark Playhouse

Designer - Jean Chan

Lighting Designer - Richard Howell

Movement Director - Lucy Cullingford

Sound - Tom Gibbons

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