Clockwork Orange - last 2weeks >18March - unmissible

4* in Telegraph/TimeOut/EveStandard/TheStage     Action in The Word’s award-winning and breathtaking all-male version of A Clockwork Orange has astounded audiences and critics at Park Theatre alike. ... electrifying and testosterone-filled physical theatre show captures and transcends the spirit of Anthony Burgess’ original literary masterpiece.  

A Clockwork Orange lures its audience into the glorious glass-edged nastiness of Manchester’s underworld. .. the story of little Alex and his Droogs in their battle against the tedium of adolescence. An unapologetic celebration of the human condition, .. remains as relevant today as when the book was published in 1962 and when Stanley Kubrick’s film caused a stir in 1971."

"Making brilliant use of music (Bowie, Eurythmics, Scissor Sisters) it’s part ballet, part play and the fact the supremely talented cast flit between male and female roles gives it a sometimes camp, often hugely erotic jolt. Retaining much of Burgess’s slang, it’s .. most of its 90 minutes this Clockwork Orange is quite brilliant. Rating: 5/5

A Clockwork Orange is at the Park Theatre, London, until 18 March for more information and tickets visit parktheatre.co.uk

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