By William Shakespeare
27th March – 31st March 2012
Sex and corruption. Power and vulnerability. Faith and purity. Shakespeare’s play relocates to 1960, year of the infamous ‘Lady Chatterley’ obscenity trial.
A crackdown on immorality leads to a death sentence for unmarried father-to-be Claudio. His sister Isabella – a soon-to-be ordained novice – begs for his life; and a strong-in-public, weak-in-private leader makes a literally soul-destroying offer.
