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London Fringe &

Edinburgh Festival









Jane Louise Arnfield

and Sarah Reed in

POLYEUCT

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The Criminal Prosecution
and Capital Punishment
of Animals

by Geoffrey Cush










Old Diorama

and transfer to

Lyric Hammersmith

Vincent Worth and Ricci Harnett

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Michael Onslow and Charles Grant

"In Geoffrey Cush's brilliant new play.

Peter Benedict' makes bold use of  

The Diorama's octagonal setting.  

Dramatically expansive and

intellectually stimulating...

I was stunned by the visual impact of Benedict's production"

STANDARD

"Swiftean farce. It has comic verve and intellectual sinew"

INDEPENDENT

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Gregory Cox and Tim Heath

"An implausible idea
fascinatingly realised.
A remarkable performance.
Ingenious. Riveting"

TIME OUT

"Might have been written in tandem with Jonathan Swift.
Towards the end though, Cush's collaborator might almost be Edward Bond"

THE TIMES

"Breathtaking.
A beautifully staged, powerful and at times grotesquely funny play"

WHAT'S ON

"Grotesquely funny, it then becomes so disturbing that lunacy turns to horror.
A unique piece of theatre which Benedict has directed with courage and skill"

Blanche Marvin - LONDON THEATRE REVIEWS

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Corneille's

POLYEUCT

translated by Noel Clark





The first professional production in English

of one of the great classics of French theatre

premiered at The Gate Theatre

Vincent Worth and George Staines

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Christopher McHallem and Jasper Britton

"The integrity and sincerity of this production
does justice to the integrity and sincerity of the play"
Standard

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"Riveting stuff"

The Scotsman

Matthew Warman and Charles Simpson

EDINBURGH

Official International Festival

and Fringe

INSIDE STORIES

"Characters laid bare starkly and bravely"

 The Scotsman

FENELLA FIELDING

performed the double-bill,

as part of the Official Festival,

later transfering to

The King's Head in London

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PICNIC IN ETHIOPIA

JUDY PASCOE's monologue

A PICNIC IN ETHIOPIA

transfered from The Traverse to The Tron

"Daring, intelligent... an outstanding talent"  Guardian

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EXIT THE KING

Wendy Kloos & Mark Homer in Ionesco's EXIT THE KING

transfered from the fringe to the Wimbledon Studio

"Benedict's stylish production in which comedy is kept to the fore"   Wimbledon Guardian

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