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The Cane by Mark Ravenhill

Where

The Questors Theatre, Ealing

What

Theatre

When

16 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024

UNTIL Saturday 23 November

The Cane by Mark Ravenhill

When punishment becomes a crime

From the author of 'Shopping and F******' comes a riveting play about power, justice and the consequences of complicity.

After dedicating 45 years to teaching, Edward and his wife plan to celebrate his retirement. But the revelation that he once punished misbehaving pupils with the cane (which was legal at the time) leads to angry recriminations. His house is besieged by demonstrating pupils, and his estranged daughter has arrived with her own agenda.

Through the eyes of this fractured family unit, The Cane examines opposing attitudes of different generations towards education, authority and corporal punishment, and asks whether we can understand the mistakes of the past without excusing them.

"Breathtakingly savage" The Times

"A riveting and complex moral drama" Financial Times

Info 

Saturday 16 - Friday 23 November

Performances at 7:30pm

Except Sunday 17 at 2:30pm

No performance on Monday 18 November.

Recommended for ages 15+

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