The 42nd Theatre Company presents Four Thieves' Vinegar by Christine Foster.
Wednesday 8th - Sunday 26th March 2017 (excluding Monday 13th and 20th) at the Barons Court theatre, 28a Comeragh Rd, London, W14 9HR.
Performances begin at 7.30pm (except on Sundays, 6.30pm).
A dark comedy about the Black Death.
1665, Newgate Prison, London.
Matthias, an alchemist, has bankrupted himself trying to find a cure for the plague and has been thrown into prison for debt. There he is joined by Hannah, a garrulous widow, held for raising a riot, and young Jennet, who is sentenced to hang for theft. All three of them are busy plotting against each other in their efforts to escape when the pestilence arrives in the stone pits of Newgate. Whilst the other inmates - believing they are doomed - indulge in debauchery and drunkenness, Matthias begs his reluctant cellmates to help him make his sure-fire remedy. Unfortunately, the missing ingredient is gold - something they have no hope of obtaining without resorting to the only currencies they do have: sex, wit and lies. Four Thieves Vinegar explores the behaviour of ordinary people in times of disaster and examines which elements of the human spirit remain indestructible, be it three hundred and fifty years ago, or today.
Four Thieves' Vinegar will operate under the Equity fringe agreement, which means that all of our artists are being paid the hourly national living wage.
Ticket Information
Tickets are on sale now, priced at 12 and 10 (for concessions*) and can be purchased by calling the venue box office on 020 8932 4747 or by email at [email protected].
If you would like to book tickets by email, then please note that when making contact, you must include your preferred performance date and the number of tickets that you require. Tickets can then be paid for in cash upon arrival at the theatre.
