Name: Machinal
Start: 2024-04-11 19:30:00
End: 2024-04-11 21:30:00
Location: Old Vic

How can that be? A great sin " a mortal sin " for which I must die and go to hell " but it made me free! One moment I was free!

From the outside, Helen Jones and her husband had a happy marriage. Until she murdered him.

Based on the true crime story of Ruth Snyder in 1928 that shook a nation, Sophie Treadwells seminal Machinal is a pulse-pounding journey of someone pushed to breaking point by the relentless machinery of life, expectation and convention.

Rosie Sheehy (Oleanna, Chernobyl) reprises her critically acclaimed role in Olivier Award-winning director Richard Jones outstanding production (Daily Mail).

The cast of Machinal will also include: Daniel Abelson, Sam Alexander, Steven Beard, Daniel Bowerbank, Imogen Daines, Buffy Davis, Tim Frances, Carla Harrison-Hodge, Emilio Iannucci, Pierro Niel-Mee and Wendy Nottingham, with further casting to be announced.

Director Richard JonesSet Hyemi ShinMovement Sarah FahieCostume Nicky GillibrandLighting Adam SilvermanSound Benjamin GrantCasting Ginny Schiller CDG

A Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath production in association with The Old Vic

__Assisted performances__

Audio described - Fri 17 May 7.30pmRelaxed - Sat 18 May 2.30pm (will be audio described, captioned and BSL interpreted)Captioned - Mon 20 May 7.30pmBSL - Fri 24 May 7.30pm

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