Rage

Simon Stephens' explosive play <i>Rage</i> was written as a counterpoint for Elfriede Jelinek's <i>Wut. </i>Composed as<i> </i>31 high-energy scenes each one is based on a series of photos by Joel Goodman which captured the excitement and the mayhem of New Year's Eve 2015/16 in Manchester city centre. Published in the Manchester Evening News the photos quickly went viral in capturing a vital cross-section of a country on the edge. <br/><br/>As the clock strikes twelve the celebratory mood turns into violence racism marriage proposals and the opening of portals. Enter the madness and get whisked into the hedonism of youth.<br/><br/><i>Rage</i> premiered at the Thalia Theatre Hamburg in Autumn 2016 and had its UK premiere at the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama in 2018.