The London Premier
of
John Osborne's First Play
The Devil Inside Him
Set in a 1950s boarding house in the rolling hills of the Welsh Valleys, The
Devil Inside Him tells the story of Huw Prosser, a young man suffocating in
his tight-knit Methodist community. He is bullied by his father, who
thinks he is soft in the head, and, when his erotic poems are discovered, he
is subjected to sermons by the local preacher. As he desperately searches
for a way to express himself, and reaches out for the love he so urgently
needs, he unearths the dark and wild side of a man who has never been
understood; and when he finds himself alone with the pretty, teasing servant
girl he finds his thoughts turning to murder...
Written when he was only 20, The Devil Inside Him reflects both the turmoil
of the social changes affecting post-war Britain, and the beginnings of the
Angry Young Man genre that changed the face of British Theatre, much of
which had it's origins in his own troubled childhood.
Although the play was produced briefly in 1950, it lay lost in the recesses
of the British Library until 2009. The White Bear is staging this play as
part of its Lost Classic policy, following on from the "sensational revival"
(**** Guardian) of Personal Enemy, another of Osborne's early plays.
Personal Enemy subsequently transferred to the Brits Off Broadway festival
in New York.
Performance Dates:
1st May - 26th May
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30pm, Sundays at 6.00pm
Tickets: £14 (£10 Conc.) but only £10 to Kennington Association Members
Box Office: 020 7793 9193
Online Booking: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk
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White Bear Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road
SE11 4DJ
2 minutes walk from Kennington Tube (Northern Line)
Buses: 133, 155, 196, 333, 415
SPECIAL OFFER
The White Bear Theatre Club is offering concession rate to all Kennington
Association members. That's only £10 per ticket!
To book call 020 7793 9193 and quote 'Kennington Association Offer'.
The White Bear now has it's own Exclusive Lounge Area where patrons can sit
and enjoy a drink and a chat before the show. The theatre itself is fully
air conditioned and is now thoroughly soundproofed from the pub.
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