Pre 1900's: The Dog in the Manger

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‘She may be a dog in a manger, but when she bites, she licks you better.’

The Dog in the Manger  

(noun) a. A person who selfishly keeps something that they do not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it.

Countess Diana of Belflor has fallen in love with her secretary. No matter that aristocratic suitors from all over Naples would do anything to marry her; she only has eyes for Teodoro, the one person she can’t have. To make matters worse, he only has eyes for Marcela, her favourite lady in waiting. It’s only a matter of time before she finds out, and commences upon a jealousy-fueled plot to keep him to herself… or at the least, stop him from being with anyone else. Because that can only end well, right?

Written by Lope De Vega in the early 1600s, The Dog in the Manger is known as one of his funniest and most erotically liberated plays. David Johnston’s modern translation, which was first produced by the Royal Shakespeare company in 2004, breathes new life into this seminal work from the Spanish Golden Age.

Fairytale love or forbidden fruit. Which would you choose?

Thursday 24th November - 19:30 (duration 2 hours)

Saturday 26th November - 19:30 (duration 2 hours)

Our Thursday 24th November performance will be a Relaxed Performance, therefore the usual rules of being in a theatre audience are relaxed, and you are warmly invited to respond to the show however is natural for you. This performance is still open for anyone to come and attend. We would like to make the performance more accessible for all. 
For this production: 

• The house will be opened early to allow you more time to find your seats.
• The Front of House team are briefed on providing a more informal service and relaxing the standards in regard to audience behaviour during the performance.
• Latecomer and re-admittance points will be relaxed to allow people to leave and re-enter the auditorium more freely.
• There will be low level lighting throughout the performance to ensure your safety if you need to move about.
• Auditorium doors will be kept open during the performance to assist you in entering and exiting the theatre during the performance.
• The cast and creative team warmly welcome you to move around or make noise however you may need to.
• There will still be sound and lighting effects in the show according to the design but, there won't be strobe/ flashing lights or any sudden loud noises

Trigger warnings - Domestic Violence, Deception

Haze/Smoke will be used for this perfomance