Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness. The play is often read as a response and criticism to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, mass movements, philosophy and morality.
by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Martin Crimp
RHINOCEROS
CAST
Berenger - James Ferguson
Jean - Lewis Garvey
Waitress/Daisy - Ellie Woodruff-Bryant
Grocer Man/Dudard - Beej Harris
Old Gent/Botard/Little Old Man - Rob Ellis
Housewife/Madame Boeuf - Rachel Stott
Logician/Monsieur Papillon - Ben Rogers
CREW
Directors
Sophie Greenham
Producer/Stage Manager: Alice Spalding
ASM: Michael Clarke
Stage Hand: Laura Nucinkis
Sound: Nick Aldrich
Set Design: Jack Carmichael
Guitarist: Gabriel Jones
Violinist: Jess Clough