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Death And The Maiden

Performance Dates: 6th - 13th February 2010
Directed by: Geoff Bennett


Set in a fragile new South American democracy, this piece concerns Paulina who, fifteen years ago, was picked up by the police, blindfolded and tortured. When Roberto stops to help Gerardo, whose car has broken down, and brings him home, Paulina is convinced that he is one of her torturers.

Husband and wife are caught in a gripping, passionate deadlock: one liberal and judicious, the other victimised and full of hatred, coming to grips with an oppressor.

"A play that audiences will carry out of the theatre and into life" - New York Times

"A claustrophobic cat and mouse thriller that raises a series of moral questions" - Guardian

Read the review by Barbara Goulden.

Contains strong and offensive language.



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