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The Cane

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

Mark Ravenhill

The Cane explores power, control, identity and gender while considering the major failure of the echo-chamber of liberalism.

The Cane

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
Former teacher Edward is looking forward to his retirement. After 45 years teaching, he finds himself under siege in his own home, with angry students attacking it, including throwing a brick through a window. As he is held captive in the house for six days with his wife, Maureen, his estranged daughter, Anna, arrives with many questions. The Cane explores power, control, identity and gender while considering the major failure of the echo-chamber of liberalism.
History
The Cane was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, London on 6 December 2018. Directed by Vicky Featherstone, the production featured Alun Armstrong, Maggie Steed and Nicola Walker.
  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Edward and Maureen’s house. December 2018.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Short, tense, provocative.” – The Guardian

“There are few stage authors writing more interestingly than Mark Ravenhill… He is – it is now yet more evident – a searing, intelligent, disturbing sociologist with a talent for satirical dialogue and a flair for sexual sensationalism.” – Financial Times

“Clever, witty and slyly provocative.” – The Independent

“[A] tense and slippery new play.” – The Stage

“This is a play full of pain, hard to watch and horribly compelling. Unmissable.” – The Times

“Ravenhill has more to say, and says it more refreshingly and wittily, than any other playwright of his generation.” – Time Out

“The tense, timely new play by Mark Ravenhill raises incisive questions about injustice and reparation.” – Variety

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Authors

Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex in 1966. He studied Drama and English at Bristol University. His first play, Shopping and Fucking, was produced by Out of Joint and the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. Subsequent plays include Faust Is Dead and Handbag (both ...
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