The Outsider (L’Etranger) Tickets
Under the unforgiving glare of a Mediterranean sun, The Outsider moves with contradictory force in this ground-breaking production.To be confirmed.
Performance dates
14 September - 13 October 2018
Run time To be confirmed.
Includes interval
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The first major UK production of Camus’ masterpiece The Outsider, specially adapted by Booker Prize-winning poet and novelist Ben Okri.
Meursault is a man who will only speak his truth. In an age where we are being increasingly told what to feel, the story of Meursault is a blast of uncompromising honesty. It is the story of a sun-astonished man prosecuted for killing an Arab, but convicted for not crying at his mother’s funeral. The hypocrisy of society has never been so clearly exposed. Searingly relevant to our increasingly disquieting times, this is unmissable theatre.
Albert Camus – novelist, essayist, philosopher, Nobel laureate – and his creation Meursault are twin icons of 20th-century literature. Ben Okri, author of The Famished Road, is one of contemporary literature’s most important, and influential, writers. This intriguing new Coronet production brings them together for a rare dramatisation of one of modern literature’s most controversial works.
Content
Recommended for ages 14 and above. This production contains violence, strong language & adult themes.Recent Reviews
Great production and intense pace - excellent venue
An amazing production, very clever and faithful to the book - I had re-read it a couple of days before going to the play. It is one of the best book/stage adaptation I have seen and the cast is wonderful. Also, what a wonderful venue!
Intense and great production in a quirky and welcoming local theatre.
A large cast held together by constant presence of main character. Lots of changes of scene slickly done so smooth narrative. Decor of Coronet fits the building and type of production. Lovely free bar nibbles unfortunately noticed too late!
I found it a bit too long. The last 15 minutes of the play which was the most important part and should have been the part that made me think about the whole play, I could not concentrate. which is pity
Smashing little theatre and quirky bar. Play was a straight reworking of the book so no great surprises. Hard to hear all the leading actors dialogue even though we were in the front row.
Clever production, well cast, superb performance from the lead. Some exceptional pieces of theatre and a clever adaptation capturing thedark humour and with great set pieces. The only issue was it is too long after the interval and the second act fails to sustain tempo after the halfway stage. Super venue too and newly renovated outside.
Existentialism as autism ... a new view, certainly. Well done to Ben Okri for bringing disengagement to Notting Hill as Lamborghinis growled past outside. Good cast, central catechism and associated absurdity delivered on cue. Can't help wondering what Stephen Dillane might have done with Mersault, though. Theatre poorly equipped to deal with summer temperatures. Aircon please!
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