OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lauren-Shannon Jones 

• Author Notes

  Adapted from E.T.A. Hoffman's short story 'Der Sandmann' by Nora Kelly-Lester and Lauren-Shannon Jones

• Synopsis

  'Olympia' tells the story of Nathaniel, a neurotic but brilliant medical student, who falls madly in love with the strange daughter of his anatomy professor. Professor Coppola's obsession with matching him with her daughter reveals itself to be something much, much darker; and Nathaniel's pragmatic fiancee Clara and his hedonistic roommate Lothaire become his only hope to survive.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  3

• Total

  5

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  14 October 2015

• Production Notes

  Produced by Pygmankenstein. Developed under The New Theatre residency programme 2015/16 with the help of Fringe Lab. Part sponsored by the Goethe-Institut.

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.