The Revenger's Tragedy - National Theatre, Olivier

SYNOPSIS

by Thomas Middleton


Attend me, I am past my depth in lust
And I must swim or drown.

As he holds the skull of his beloved – who rejected the licentious old Duke’s advances and so was poisoned – Vindice plots the Duke’s grotesque murder. But in a court where adultery, rape and incest are the norm, his vengeance does not stop there. An orgy of ritualistic, even playful, bloodletting follows.

Were’t not for gold and women there would be no damnation.

A ferociously dark play by Thomas Middleton, set in an avaricious world that seethes with vice and retribution.


Following his Olivier award-winning performance in The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear returns to play Vindice.

Suitable for 15yrs+ 

Cast credits:
Duchess : Adjoa Andoh
Ambitioso : Tom Andrews
Duke : Ken Bones
Ensemble : Donatella Cabras
Spurio : Billy Carter
Lussurioso : Elliot Cowan
Ensemble : Conor Doyle
Gratiana : Barbara Flynn
Supervacuo : John Heffernan
Piero : Peter Hinton
Ensemble : Derek Howard
Vindice : Rory Kinnear
Ensemble : Pieter Lawman
Ensemble : Jane Leaney
Younger Son : Tommy Luther
Castiza : Katherine Manners
Ensemble : Rob McNeill
Ensemble : Pamela Merrick
Antonio : Simon Nagra
Ensemble : Rick Nodine
Hippolito : Jamie Parker
Ensemble : Richard Shanks
Ensemble : Ross Waiton
Ensemble : Lizzie Winkler

Production credits:
Director: Melly Still
Designers: Melly Still and Ti Green
Lighting Designer: Paul Anderson
Music: Adrian Sutton and Different Gear
Sound Designer: Paul Arditti