The Panopticon
Traverse, Edinburgh and Platform, Glasgow
October 2019
Overview
A snarling counter culture outlaw, a bohemian philosopher in sailor shorts.
Fifteen-year old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce. She has also been let down by about every adult she has never met. Sitting in the back of a police car she is taken to the Panopticon, a young offenders institution.
Inside the circular, controlling Panopticon the residents develop intense bonds. All have experienced the failings of the care system, Anais refuses to be defined by it.
Brought for the first time to the stage, The Panopticon is a visceral, bloody and brutal testament to life and friendship.
We have a new kind of heroine for the 21st century.
A National Theatre of Scotland Production.
Age recommendation: 16+ (contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence and drug use)
A show that blazes with brilliance throughout.The Scotsman
Intense and brutal tale of a loveless childhood.The Guardian
As Anais, Russell-Martin is a revelation.The Herald
CRITICS' AWARD FOR THEATRE IN SCOTLAND 2020
Best Female Performance - Anna Russell Martin for The Panopticon
Creative Team
- Name
- Jenni Fagan
- Role
- Author / Playwright
- Name
- Debbie Hannan
- Role
- Director
- Name
- Fiona Mackinnon
- Role
- Associate Director
- Name
- Max Johns
- Role
- Designer
- Name
- Simon Wilkinson
- Role
- LX Designer
- Name
- Cat Bruce
- Role
- Animator
- Name
- Mark Melville
- Role
- Sound Designer / Composition
- Name
- Skye Reynolds
- Role
- Movement Director
- Name
- Laura Donnelly CDG
- Role
- Casting Director
Cast
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Videos
- The Panopticon | In Rehearsal
- The Panopticon | BSL Introduction
