Machinal

Old Vic Theatre

Available to 1 June 2024

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"How can that be? A great sin – a mortal sin – for which I must die and go to hell – but it made me free! One moment I was free!"

From the outside, Helen Jones and her husband had a "happy marriage". Until she murdered him.

Based on the true crime story of Ruth Snyder in 1928 that shook a nation, Sophie Treadwell’s seminal Machinal is a pulse-pounding journey of someone pushed to breaking point by the relentless machinery of life, expectation and convention.

Rosie Sheehy (Oleanna, Chernobyl) reprises her critically acclaimed role in Olivier Award-winning director Richard Jones' "outstanding production" (Daily Mail).

103 The Cut,
London SE1 8NB
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The cast of Machinal will include: Rosie Sheehy, Daniel Abelson, Sam Alexander, Steven Beard, Daniel Bowerbank, Imogen Daines, Buffy Davis, Tim Frances, Carla Harrison-Hodge, Emilio Iannucci, Pierro Niel-Mee and Wendy Nottingham, with further casting to be announced.

Machinal's duration is one hour 50 minutes with no interval.

Machinal is recommended only for ages of 14+

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