The Duchess of Malfi
When the widowed Duchess of Malfi defies her family and chooses a new husband, she breaches codes of class and gender and unleashes a murderous nightmare.
Director John Buckingham's stripped back adaptation of John Webster's play draws surprising strength from events of the past year. Webster's imagery of disease and corrupt power in a High Renaissance Court has suddenly taken on an unexpected relevance to our own times.
Director John Buckingham's stripped back adaptation of John Webster's play draws surprising strength from events of the past year. Webster's imagery of disease and corrupt power in a High Renaissance Court has suddenly taken on an unexpected relevance to our own times.
Location
The Mary Wallace Theatre
The Embankment, Twickenham, TW1 3DU
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