Sedos is proud to present acclaimed playwright Dennis Kelly’s dark and gripping tale, The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas
“An epic story which looks deep into the darker parts of human nature.”
Sedos presents a new production of the acclaimed drama The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromasat the Bridewell Theatre, off Fleet Street, from 27 September-1 October 2016.
The play, written by award-winning playwright Dennis Kelly, best known for writing the book toMatilda The Musical for the RSC and creating the series Utopia for Channel Four, returns to the capital following its acclaimed run at the Royal Court Theatre in 2013. This dark tale examines the existence of goodness in our brutal world and whether it can survive against the casual cruelness of modern society. What does it take to succeed?
A pantheon of seven unnamed gods, lost in time, recall to the audience the life of Gorge Mastromas. A dark epic tale chronicling the life of Gorge, a Citizen Kane-like figure who rises to become one of the richest, most influential and ruthless people in the world.
Born with an innate sense of goodness, even when it is detrimental to him, Gorge is repeatedly let down by life, until a pivotal moment in adulthood, when a chance encounter with a ruthless executive breaks down his good nature.
He then becomes one of the most amoral people in the world, lying, cheating and corrupting his way to the top, constructing a web of lies that affect and destroy all those close to him, and finally Gorge himself.
Director Lorenzo Peter Mason commented: “What is utterly compelling to me is how much the play keeps raising the stakes the more it progresses, going from schoolyard politics to the fate of the world, as more and more is put on the line.”
The ultimate question of the show asks whether we, as humans, choose to do things from an innate sense of goodness, or from cowardice?
Sedos has been the resident theatre company at the Bridewell Theatre since 2012.
Contacts, listings details, notes to editors and review extracts from previous Sedos shows are below.
LISTINGS
The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas
By Dennis Kelly
Tuesday 27 September to Saturday 1 October 2016
Evenings at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Bridewell Theatre
Bride Lane, off Fleet Street
London EC4Y 8EQ
Tickets: £11-£15.50
Box office: www.sedos.co.uk
No booking fee.
Gala Night: Friday 30 September
Tickets £13.50-£18. Ticket includes a free glass of fizz, a show programme and a late bar.
The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas contains adult themes and language. It is suitable for an audience aged 15 and over.