It is the story of the individual versus society; the right to free will versus the collective good. Beneath the glossy exterior lies a dark heart, a focus on youthful disaffection and the state’s attempts to control anti-social behaviour.

A Clockwork Orange combines gang culture, masculinity, racism, classism, unemployment and moral decay alongside the equally corrupt state, the failed penal system and the defunct church.

Supported by a blistering Beethoven soundtrack performed live, this is a groundbreaking staging. With a new perspective, this production features an alternating cast of both male and female actors in principal roles.

By Anthony Burgess

By arrangement with The International Anthony Burgess Foundation and David Higham Associates Ltd