The acclaimed stage version of the nation's favourite movie.
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated in the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone.
Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things start to take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched...
Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, this thrilling stage production examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility. The 1994 feature film starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman and was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Running Time
Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes including an interval
General Guidance
Performance contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature, sexual violence and male nudity. There is also haze and smoke.
Age Guidance
12+
Tickets
Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm
and Thursday & Saturday, 2.30pm: £25/£35/£40/£45 *
* All ticket prices include a £3 per-ticket booking fee
Joe Absolom
Joe Absolom’s impressive TV career has barely seen him off our screens in 25 years: from Matthew Rose in EastEnders to Al Large in Doc Martin, Christopher Halliwell in A Confession and Andy Warren in The Bay.
Ben Onwukwe (Red)
Ben Onwukwe boasts a 30-year stage career including leading roles with the RSC and Royal Court, as well as 11 years on TV as Recall McKenzie in London’s Burning and more recently, the role of Jackson Donckers in Professor T.