Past Productions
The Zoo Story
by Edward Albee
Cast:
Richard Tunley ..... Peter
Lewis Cook ..... Jerry
A man, consumed with loneliness, starts up a conversation with another man on a bench in Central Park and eventually forces him to participate in an act of violence...
Combining both realistic and absurd elements, Albee has constructed a short but multi-leveled play dealing with issues of human isolation, loneliness, class differences, and the dangers of inaction within American society. He focuses on the need for people to acknowledge and understand each other's differences.
"This two-hander explodes off the stage. The acting is mesmerising and the audience was gripped."
"Wonderful!"
The Zoo Story was Black RAT’s inaugural production and enjoyed a highly successful tour of venues in England and Wales.
The final sell-out performance was given at the Weston Studio of the Wales Millennium Centre and was followed up with exciting workshops in local schools.
Workshop content included exploration of:
- interpretation of the text
- character development
- staging
- absurdism
- Albee the playwright
“A true classic of Modern American Theatre.”