With the participation of our Artistic Director, Marco Aponte.
1st-6th / 9th -12th March 2011
(with weekend matinees/no Sun eve) @ 7.30pm / 2pm
Tickets: Standard: £15; Students : £10
Online Prices Include Fee: £18
Description: Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in a mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy - the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin, who resolves to oppose her rules on behalf of his fellow inmates. His struggle is seen through the eyes of Chief Bromden, a seemingly mute patient who understands McMurphy's heroic attempt to battle with the powers that keep them imprisoned. A devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness.
EmpathEyes is a young company dedicated to creating politically involving, psychological theatre. Having premiered and sold out at the Arcola Theatre, EmpathEyes Theatre Company return with Cuckoo's Nest at Theatro Technis. Cuckoo's Nest is one of a series of their productions concerned with the alienation and injustices of everyday life including The Goat (2007) and The Trial (2008). Cuckoo brings together actors, crew and practitioners from all over London, including Gul Davis whose award-winning novel A Lone Walk details experiences of mental health institutions in the UK.
Cuckoo is proud to be working with Hackney's Mind on their current project, raising money and awareness for local programmes supporting people with mental health diseases. Tickets available from the online box office now! Please note there is an attached fee to online bookings for this show.