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Moby Dick

Author(s): Based on the book by Herman Melville, adapted by Sebastian Armesto Company: Simple8 in association with Royal & Derngate Running time: 2h 05min approx Age recommendation: 5+ years

October, 1839. The Pequod is due to sail out of Nantucket and her skipper, one Captain Ahab, is in need of a crew.

Seeking fortune and adventure, a humble schoolmaster named Ishmael ships aboard, joining a company charged with one task: to wreak revenge on the white whale that lost Ahab his leg—the infamous Moby-Dick.

Ahab’s single-minded pursuit ends up consuming Ishmael, the crew and the Pequod itself.

Reviews

Moby Dick

Sebastian Armesto from the novel by Herman Melville

Simple8 in association with Royal & Derngate

The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich

14–18 May 2024

Guy Rhys as Captain Ahab centre with cast members

Moby Dick

Adapted by Sebastian Armesto from the book by Herman Melville

Simple8, in association with Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Wilton's Music Hall

23 April–11 May 2024

News items

Northampton’s whale of a time with Moby Dick

28 February 2024

A stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a Simple8 and Northampton Royal and Derngate co-production, will tour after opening in Northampton.

“Staying connected with our local community”: Royal and Derngate’s artistic director Jesse Jones

Two new shows for Royal and Derngate

11 October 2023

In 2024, Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is to stage a comedy based on a Greek classic and a reworking of a family adventure.

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