
“What are we? Humans? Animals? Or savages?”
William Golding’s explosive 20th century classic returns to the Greenwich stage after a smash hit run in 2018.
Eleven children, one island... an incredible adventure turns into a fight for survival.
Lord of the Flies returns as the second production in our second year-long season at the Greenwich Theatre after our ★★★★★ sell out run in 2018.
Lord of the Flies is produced in association with Greenwich Theatre.
Dates 20th - 30th March 2019
Tuesday – Saturday at 7.30pm,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday matinee at 2.30pm
Venue The Greenwich TheatreAge recommendation 12+
★★★★★ “This is an exhilarating, energetic and brutal production that will leave you breathless. Another triumph for Lazarus Theatre”
Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★ “A strong & stirring production, making a classic story feel as if it was written yesterday – the performances are excellent.”
Debbie Gilpin, Mind the Blog
Cast:
Ralph – Alice Hutchinson
Piggy – Tommy Carmichael
Jack – Matt Penson
Roger – Darcy Willison
Simon – Ben Victor
Eric – David Angland
Sam – Larissa Teale
Percival – Lucy Ioannou
Henry – Oliver Franks
Maurice – Phoebe Stapleton
Bill – Denis Rai
The Voice - Jennifer Shakesby
Creative:
Written by Nigel Williams,
Adapted for the stage by William Golding
Directed by Ricky Dukes
Movement Direction by Julia Cave
Original Design by Alfie Heywood
Lighting Design by Ben Jacobs
Sound Design by Nicola Chang
Original Costume Design by Rebecca Carpenter
Dramaturge – Sara Reimers
Producer – Gavin Harrington-Odedra
★★★★ “A visceral and irresistible production.”
Pete Shaw, BroadwayBaby
Awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983, William Golding’s writing continues to touch every country in the world and is today read in more than 35 languages.
He was knighted by the Queen in 1988, and his ‘you-must-have-read-this’ classic novel Lord of the Flies is a global phenomenon.
In addition to 12 novels, Golding also wrote plays, many essays and reviews, several short stories, some poems, and a travel book about Egypt. (1911 -1993) Golding was knighted in 1988
★★★★ “Atmospheric, dark and menacing, Lazarus Theatre stages an engaging, visceral and very physical production of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.”
Anne Cox, Stage Review
★★★★ “A visual feast which often extends beyond the confines of the stage”
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly
★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★ Pete Shaw, BroadwayBaby
★★★★ Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly
★★★★ Mary Grace Nguyen, TrendFem
★★★★ Irene Llyod, Everything Theatre
★★★★ Anne Cox, Stage Review
★★★★ Debbie Gilpin, Mind the Blog
★★★★ LondonTheatre1
★★★★ “A thrilling and atmospheric production...
Massively impressive… Sizzles with relevance and timelessness…
Enduring fans of the book will not be disappointed”
Mary Grace Nguyen, TrendFem