ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH? LAZARUS THEATRE PRESENTS A HAUNTING ADAPTATION WITH RADICAL STAGING AND THEATRICS IN THE CHANGELING

Lazarus Theatre Company return to Southwark Playhouse this Autumn with a production that promises not to be for the faint-hearted. Turning their bold ensemble methods to a reinterpretation of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s rarely staged play The Changeling, audiences are ensured a thrilling and unsettling pre-cursor to Halloween. In this contemporary adaptation, expect the extreme with an intense love-hate relationship, sexual tension, and murderous chaos, all brought to life with radical theatrics that will leave audiences stunned.

Stuck within the depths of a glamorous masculine society, The Changeling centres around a powerful and lustful woman who catastrophically turns against what is expected of her. When Beatrice Joanna enlists the assistance of her devoted yet repulsive servant De Flores in ridding her of the unwanted suitor she is betrothed to, she unwittingly becomes tangled in the grasps of a much more dangerous and abhorrent relationship. Fuelled by an unexplainable and sadistic pull to each other, Beatrice and De Flores spiral into an epic horror, taking the audience with them as they face ghosts and lunatics along with their twisted compulsion for one another. This dramatic and energetic plot with the dedication to push the physicality of theatre will get the blood pumping and hearts racing.

In this epic theatrical showcase, the award-winning ensemble company who reimagine and revitalise classic plays in visual, visceral and vibrant productions, will push the boundaries of modern theatre and the expectations of being taken on a journey. Presenting intense visuals, sharp and fast-paced staging as well as striking bloody action, The Changeling is for audiences looking to experience a trip into the uncanny and immersive.

Director Ricky Dukes comments, Middleton and Rowley’s The Changeling is one of, if not, the best tragedies of the English Renaissance. It packs a punch, is entirely unapologetic, gutsy and full throttle, gloriously gory and theatrically daring. We can’t wait to return to Southwark Playhouse where we are transforming the auditorium into a Mad Men inspired in-the-round supercharged bunker. Things will definitely get messy. It’s going to be quite the ride.

THE CHANGELING

Venue

Southwark Playhouse
The Little
77-84 Newington Causeway
London SE1 6BD

Performance Dates

Thursday 28th September – Saturday 28th October 2023

Performance Times

Monday – Saturday: 8PM
Tuesday and Saturday matinee: 3:30PM

Running Time

2 hours (including interval)

Box Office

www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk I 020 7407 0234

Ticket Price

Standard Tickets: £25
Preview Rates: £16
Concessions: £20

Age Guidance

14+

Content Warning

Contains smoke, haze, smoking, strobe lighting, sustained blackouts, blood, dismemberment, and scenes of a sexual and violent nature.