OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Conall Morrison  Stephen Clark 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Georg Büchner

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted by Conall Morrison from Büchner's Woyzeck and Schubert's Winterreise; lyrics by Stephen Clark, after Müller.

• Notes

  The premiere production was dedicated to the memory of Stephen Clark (1961 - 2016). 

• Synopsis

  A poor soldier earns extra money for his family through menial jobs and participation in bizarre medical experiments. Brutalised by society and consumed with jealousy, he is driven to the far side of alienation and despair – and finally to a desperate, violent act.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  11

• Female

  7

• Total

  18

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, cast doubling occurred.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  17 July 2017

• Production Notes

  Co-commissioned by the Barbican. Premiered as part of the Galway International Arts Festival. 

• Producer

  Produced by Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival

• Original Venue

  The Black Box
  

Source Of Information

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