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  • Venue Southwark Playhouse Borough, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 11 January 2025
  • Running time 2 hours (no interval - no re-entry)
  • Age guidelines 12+

Book The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary Tickets at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London

See The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary in London this Christmas — a fast-paced, anarchic adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s scandalous classic novel. This irreverent comedy brings the story of a woman’s struggle against the patriarchy to life with a dynamic cast of four actors: Stephen Cavanagh, Ben Kernow, Georgia Nicholson, and Darren Seed, each playing multiple roles.

Laugh and cry in equal measure as Emma Bovary chooses the wrong husband. Lose yourself in mesmeric love scenes featuring a stupendous collection of devastatingly handsome men. Question the impotence of women in a patriarchal, Victorian society (if you want). There will be vermin, visual absurdity, wild animals and a nun. Flaubert’s complex novel is given a refreshing shake up in this irreverent, irrepressible and irresistible play.

Don’t miss this unique show running from 5 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London. Book your tickets now!

Emma Bovary is bored. She’s bored with her boring doctor husband, bored with her boring provincial village and bored with her role as a dutiful wife in (boring) nineteenth-century France. But Emma reads novels. Lots of novels. And in novels, life is much more fun… Now, watch four actors battle hilarious mishaps and misbehaving props to tell the (massively) tragic story of Madame Bovary. There will be vermin, visual absurdity, wild animals and a nun.

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Who is in the cast of The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary?

The cast features Stephen Cavanagh, Ben Kernow, Georgia Nicholson, Darren Seed.

Who are the creative team of The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary?

Written by John Nicholson, based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert.

Directed by Kirstie Davis, with movement direction by Grace Murdoch, set and costume design by Marion Harrison, lighting design by Simon Hutchings, sound design by Dan Bottomley.
Producers Zoe Curnow & Ben Kernow, and Assistant Producer by Sian Kennedy.

Important Notes

No interval and no re-entry.

We strongly advise that you arrive early and take your seats in advance of the start time as there is a no latecomers policy.

Content: This production contains swearing, mature themes around suicide, as well as birthing.

Venue Information

Southwark Playhouse Borough , 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD

Nearest Tube or Train: Elephant & Castle (Bakerloo line, Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 35, 40, 133, 136, 333, 343, C10, N35, N133, N343

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The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary is playing at the Southwark Playhouse Borough in London
The running time of The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary is 2 hours (no interval - no re-entry)
The age recommendations for The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary are: 12+
Yes, The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary has matinee performances on the following days: Tuesday, Saturday
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