A fantastic story by Dostoevsky
Pilot performances 9th – 11th May 2025
At the Master Shipwright’s House, Deptford
Overwhelmed by philosophical thoughts and a conviction that nothing in the world makes any difference to him The Ridiculous Man sets the scene for his suicide. On fatal night a little girl who begs him for help causes him to hesitate and he sinks into a life-changing dream.
In an altered state he’s taken on a flight through the universe and alights on a replica of earth in all its beauty and fragility. He lives through paradise and hell and awakens as a new man, no longer led by his rational thinking but by his heart and intuitive self.
A highly emotional roller-coaster with tragic-comic twists and turns, a tour de force –
Performed by Tom Larkin
Directed by Peter Stürm
In Collaboration with Tom Larkin Productions
Translation with kind permission by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
Photos Ben Wulf
Further performances
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Old Town Hall Bookings
Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead, April 2026 – 17th April 8pm, 18th April 2pm and 8pm