Name: Pleasures of the Damned by Alex McSweeney
Start: 2025-05-16T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-16T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Edric Theatre

Pleasures of the Damned by Alex McSweeney

Edric Theatre @ London South Bank University

Part of LSBU's Acting & Performance Degree Show Season

Edric Theatre

Adapted from George Gissing’s novel THE NETHER WORLD, a new play written and directed by Alex McSweeney. Victorian London, where the glittering facade of a mighty empire conceals a dark underbelly of squalor and suffering. This powerful tale brings the East End’s simmering underclass to life— unveiling struggles of loneliness, alienation, and the unyielding ache of spiritual despair. Step into the world of a hidden London where the only solace is found in the smoky Gin Palaces and raucous Music Halls. Michael Snowden returns to the East End with newfound wealth, determined to rescue his family from a London buried in misery. But can his fortune truly save them from a city reeking of decay, thick with sulphurous smoke, and relentless in suffocating the human spirit?Experience the novel that shocked the nation as it comes to the stage for the very first time. “Poverty will make the best people bad”George Gissing IMPORTANT NOTES:There is a strict no late-comers policy. There is no admission after the show starts.Tickets must be booked in advance and will not be available on the door. If you have any specific access requirements please e-mail edrictheatre@lsbu.ac.uk.CONCESSION PRICING: Available for Students, Under-18, Over 65 and Unemployed. Finding The Edric Theatre<a href="https://edrictheatre.com/find-us/" title="https://edrictheatre.com/find-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">How to Find Us</a>The Edric Theatre forms part of LSBU's Student Centre. Please use the Student Centre Entrance to access the theatre. This is the glass fronted building located to the left of the main Borough Road Building at 103 Borough Road SE1 0AA

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