World Premiere
Cancelling Socrates
BY HOWARD BRENTON.
DIRECTED BY TOM LITTLER.
DIRECTED BY TOM LITTLER.
2 June -
2 July 2022
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2 July 2022
Overview
“They say Pericles caught democracy from you in bed.”
Today, Socrates is revered as the founding father of Western philosophy. But in 399BC Athens, he was a pain in the neck. The plague is over, democracy is (just about) restored, and everyone would like to get
back to normal. How hard is it for one ageing firebrand to stop asking questions? It’s time to shut him up…
Based on eyewitness accounts, Cancelling Socrates is a provocative, witty and dangerous world premiere from Howard Brenton, one of our foremost dramatists, whose acclaimed plays have been staged at the National Theatre, RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe, and worldwide. He reunites with our Artistic Director, Tom Littler.
People
Jonathan Hyde
Socrates
Socrates
Hannah Morrish
Xanthippe
Xanthippe
Robert Mountford
Euthyphro/Gaoler
Euthyphro/Gaoler
Sophie Ward
Aspasia
Aspasia
Howard Brenton
Writer
Writer
Tom Littler
Director
Director
Isabella Van Braeckel
Set and Costume Designer
Set and Costume Designer
William Reynolds
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Max Pappenheim
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Ali Taie
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Becca Chadder
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Lisa Cochrane
Stage Manager
Stage Manager