Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange
"...an organic entity, full of juice and sweetness and agreeable odour, being turned into an automaton."
Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian vision of England in the not-too-distant future where society has degenerated into a repressive super-state. While most citizens have fallen into a passive and complacent stupor, a violent youth culture has emerged embodied in the play's protagonist Alex. He is the fifteen-year-old leader of a small gang of teenage criminals - Dim, Pete and Georgie. The gang rebel against the uniformity and claustrophobia of their lives, expressing their rage through drug-fuelled highs during which they roam the streets, robbing men and assaulting women.
Burgess's infamous characters are a synthesis of 1950's youth culture, drawing inspiration from the Teddy Boys, imported Americana and the thuggish Stilyagi gangs of Soviet teenagers whom Burgess encountered during a trip to Leningrad. His novel, of which this is the stage adaptation, owes much of its mainstream popularity and cult status to Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film adaptation starring Malcolm McDowell.
Production photos: Jim Mohan
| Cast | |
| Alex | David Robson |
| Droogs/Policemen | Jimmy Hutchinson, Ricky Harrison, Michael Blair |
| Steward | John Macdonald |
| Victim/Mother | Katie Wilkins |
| Author/Dr Brodsky | Peter Harrison |
| Victim/Doctor | Julie Croney |
| Chaplain | Chris Goulding |
| Mr Deltoid/Minister | Leigh McDonald |
| Governor/Singer | Gavin Mills |
| Guard/Milk Bar Owner | Jonathan Shaw |
| Singer/Policeman/Party Member | Louis Cuthbert |
| Drunk/Comedian/Policeman | Jake Wilson Craw |
| Jo/Gang Member | Caroline Abbott |
| Gang Member/Doctor/Prisoner | Tom Carr |
| Woman in House | Dianne Edwards |
| Crew | |
| Director | Tom Saunders |
| Company Manager | Sally Cooper |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Naomi Browne |
| Build | Sands Dobson, Derek Nellist, Dave Winterbourne, Dave Bailey, Mike Cornish, Jim Walkinshaw |
| Painting | Cliff Sainsbury |
| Props | Leah Page |
| Movement Co-ordinator | Lorraine Jukes |
| Fight Arranger | John Macdonald |
| Lighting Design | Dave Bailey |
| Follow Spot | Liz Hack |
| Lighting Crew | Freya Tara, Vinny Simpson, Dave Harvey |
| Dungeon Master | Lisa Harrison |
| Wardrobe | Dianne Edwards, Katy Watson, Becky Swinton |
| Sound | John Carr |
