by Bernard Pomerance
15th to 22nd February 2014
See Also: The Elephant Man (1985) Read about the Play
The true story of John Merrick, treated first as a fairground freak because of his hideously deformed body and later exploited more subtly by Victorian society. He is befriended by Doctor Treves who provides him with a home in the London Hospital where Merrick is shrewdly used for fund-raising and is dependent on the success his deformity brings him.
Mrs Kendal, an actress, introduces Merrick into Victorian society, and he becomes the darling of the aristocracy.
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Gaynor Griffin, Sarah Tortell , Viv McQuillan
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Paul Harris
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Ben Gaston , Sarah Tortell
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Viv McQuillan, Paul Harris, Gaynor Griffin , Sarah Tortell
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Keith King
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Maurice Tripp , Ben Gaston
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Maurice Tripp, Ben Gaston , Mike Higginson
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Claire Kingshott , Paul Harris
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Keith King , Paul Harris
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Michael Martin , Keith King
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Paul Harris, Ben Gaston , Suzanne Harris
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Mike Higginson
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Paul Harris
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Sarah Tortell
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Michael Martin, Gaynor Griffin, Sarah Tortell , Viv McQuillan
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Paul Harris
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Paul Harris
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Maurice Tripp , Ben Gaston
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Ben Gaston , Mike Higginson
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Sarah Tortell, Ben Gaston, Mike Higginson , Paul Harris
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