The Real & Imagined History of the Elephant Man

Author(s): Tom Wright
Company: Nottingham Playhouse
Age recommendation: 12+

Arriving from his East Midlands beginnings in a London thick with the grime of industrialisation, Joseph Merrick is an anomaly. In a city of factories that churn out uniformity, there is no place for a unique being like him.

But Merrick and the city are evolving into something new. Follow him through the workhouse, the freak show and hospital as he searches for acceptance in a society that just wants to stare at him.

Performances

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham 16 Sep–7 Oct 2023

Box office

Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool 17–21 Oct 2023

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Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 24–28 Oct 2023

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The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man

Tom Wright

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse

16 September–7 October 2023

News items

New take on Elephant Man story

27 August 2023

The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man is a new drama starring Zak Ford-Williams as Joseph Merrick.

A Grand time beside the seaside

17 August 2023

Blackpool Grand Theatre has a new season bursting with shows.

Cast of Nottingham Elephant Man revealed

20 June 2023

Nottingham Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for the European première of Tom Wright’s The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man.

Nottingham Playhouse takes new look at Elephant Man

20 March 2023

Zak Ford-Williams will take the lead in Tom Wright’s play The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man for its European première.

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