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Metamorphosis a
theatre adaptation from Franz Kafka by Steven Berkoff |
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Metamorphosis a
theatre adaptation from Franz Kafka by Steven Berkoff |
| Ever since it
was first performed at the Round House in London in 1969,
Berkoff's theatre adaptation of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis
has never failed to disturb and move audiences wherever
it is played. It is a legend of the impossible. A man becomes an insect and his family, in turns, reject, tolerate, loathe and destroy him by neglect. At the same time it is a powerful vision of the horrific experiences of the twentieth century. With eight actors, some scaffolding and three stools, Berkoff recreates a nightmare world of alienation, a grotesque pantomime in which the audience witness the dehumanisation and eventual destruction of Gregor Samsa, heroically struggling to the last, against greed, indifference and selfishness. |
Cast |
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| Gregor | Richard Magrin |
| Mr Samsa | Ian Uprichard |
| Mrs Samsa | Lynn Chapman |
| Greta | Lynn Colquhoun |
| Chief Clerk | Hugh Dower |
| Lodger #1 | Jane Rylands-Bolton |
| Lodger #2 | Matthew Rivers |
| Lodger #3 | Katherine Boyce |
Lynn Chapman & Richard Magrin
Crew |
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| Production Assistant | Lizzie Lamming |
| Stage Manager | Pauline Uprichard |
| Set | David Broughton, Ian Uprichard and Keith Rylands-Bolton |
| Mask Design and Construction | Joe Tonge |
| Lighting Design | Bentley Hughes |
| Lighting Technicians | Jenny Brundle and Graham Bird |
| Soundtrack | Keith Rylands-Bolton |
| Sound Technician | Robert Dennis |
| Poster and Programme Cover | Nur Abbas and Colin Wood |
| Programme Layout | Graham Davidson |
| Box Office | Vicki Makin |
Acknowledgements |
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| Steve Atkin; Steve Thatcher; Phil Chapman; Hilary Waterfall; Walter Bolton; The Robin Hood Theatre, Averham |
