Purgatorio

Central School of Speech and Drama (Post Graduate Acting)

Martin Wylde

Performances take place at the Central School of Speech and Drama, NW3 3HY

World premiere performed by MA Acting > Contemporary students

A little group of penitents have escaped from Dante’s Purgatoria and landed in the 21st century where sin has had a disorienting overhaul.

It’s bewildering. Human failure has a whole new vocabulary. Instead of sinfulness people have issues and therapy, pathologies and 12 step programmes. Judgemental is a term of insult here and moral relativism rules.

Some things just don’t change, despite the passing of time, and not everything is new for the returnees. Conscience still stabs them, and falling in love feels as confusing and divine a comedy as ever…

Booking Information Details

The last performance of this production was on 3 August 2012.

There are no further scheduled performances.

Cast Members

Dante / Ben JAMES GILLIES
Johnny RYAN FORDE IOSCO
Billy OLIVER YELLOP
Sam KIERAN MOLONEY
Arno GRANT LEAT
Chorus 2 STACIE BONO
Mica CLAIRE ROTHROCK
Slomo JAMES ASKILL
Chorus 1 TRACEY-ANNE LILES
Agnes KEIRA DUFFY
Lilly DANIELLE ARDEN
Beattie ABBIEGALE DUNCAN
Bella / The Therapist LILA WHELAN
Danny CLAUDE GIRARDI