Midnight
The UK première of Midnight a haunting new musical thriller that matches a darkly witty psychological drama with a
As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year’s Eve, a husband and wife talk nervously about what the future holds for them and their fellow citizens.
Welcome to Azerbaijan, part of the police state of the Soviet Union in the dying minutes of 1937. The past year has been the worst of the Great Terror, in which the paranoid dictator Joseph Stalin unleashed wave upon wave of arrests. Millions have been tortured and executed. Informants and spies are everywhere. No one knows who to trust.
And then comes the dreaded knock on the door. Is it the NKVD, the state’s ruthless secret police? Or a far more mysterious – and terrifying – visitor? Dark secrets emerge, time is suspended and the husband and wife are tested to breaking point – and beyond...
Directed by Kate Golledge, this three-hander – with an actor-musician ensemble – is based on an original play, “Citizens of Hell” by the great Azerbaijani writer Elchin. In adapting Elchin’s parable, Timothy Knapman and Laurence Mark Wythe have created a shatteringly unforgettable musical.
Age Guidance: 14+
Creatives
- BOOK AND LYRICS - Timothy Knapman
- MUSIC AND LYRICS - Laurence Mark Wythe
- BASED ON THE PLAY “CITIZENS OF HELL” BY - Elchin
- Director - Kate Golledge
- Designer - Elliott Squire
- Casting Director - Danica Pickett
- Producer - Sanan Aliyev for Debunk Theatre
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