Orwell Vs Kafka - The Trial [Drama]

On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, Josef K is arrested. But his crime is not revealed.

In attempting to establish his innocence, K steps into a nightmarish world of institutional absurdity he can't escape.

The most quintessentially ‘Kafkaesque' of Kafka's work, The Trial is a sinister satire, charting one man's descent into self-destruction in the face of a society that has become a machine. This daring, debauched and darkly comic adaptation is written by award-winning dramatist Ed Harris.

CAST (in order of appearance)

K - Iwan Rheon

Franz/Albert - Phil Davis

Willem/Magistrate - Lee Ross

Mrs Godbee - Nina Wadia

Eliška/Supervisor - Celeste Dring

Edmund - Rick Warden

Thrasher - Jason Barnett

Dr Huld - Adrian Scarborough

Leni - Gwyneth Keyworth

Block - Mark Heap

Dramatist - Ed Harris

Director - Anne Isger

Sound - Pete Ringrose and Keith Graham

Production Co-ordinators - Sara Benaim and Daniel Bishop

With thanks to Abigail Le Fleming for playing the recorder.

Josef K is arrested. But what was his crime?

Josef K is arrested. But what was his crime? A brand new adaptation of Kafka's classic, by Ed Harris. Stars Iwan Rheon.

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