The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

Written by David Greig, co-created with Wils Wilson.
Performed at The Royal Exchange Theatre.

It’s the winter solstice and lover of old things and traditional ways, Prudencia Hart, fresh from her PhD, is conference bound. In a hot stuffy hall on the borders, she shares her theories on Hell in folk literature. But, as the snow falls thick and fast the small-town flings off its folk traditions, dumps Robert Burns for a bit of Kylie, and grabs the karaoke mic with both hands. The night gets increasingly raucous and it's astonishing what Prudencia will discover between the snow and the vodka shots - not least, what she finds out about herself.

CAST
Lawrence Hodgson-Mullings as CORBIE & ENSEMBLE
Amelia Isaac Jones as CORBIE & ENSEMBLE
Malin Lewis as MUSICAL DIRECTOR, ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS & ENSEMBLE
Joanne Thomson as PRUDENCIA HART
Paul Tinto as DEVIL & ENSEMBLE
Oliver Wellington as COLIN SYME & ENSEMBLE

Designer: Max Johns
Lighting Design: Amy Mae
Composer/Arranger/Sound Designer: MJ McCarthy
Sound Associate: Sorcha Steele
Movement Director: DK Fashola
Assistant Director: Maria Zemlinskaya
Casting Director: Louis Hammond CDG
Company Stage Manager: Scott McDonald
Deputy Stage Manager: Rosie Giarratana
Assistant Stage Manager: Sarah Wardle

Photos by Johan Persson.

★★★★★ - “serious yet sexy, taking viewers on a journey of self-discovery” - FranklyMyDear
★★★★ - “gloriously giddy, at once brainy and deliciously daft: a fiery shot of high spirits” - inews
★★★★ - “Debbie Hannan’s exuberant production” - The Guardian
★★★★ - “raucous and pleasing performance for the festive season; witty, rowdy and creepy” - Upstaged Manchester
★★★★ - “undeniably captivating” - NorthWestEnd
”More intriguing with each passing minute” - MancUnion