The Elephant Man
Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.
Joseph Merrick is 'The Elephant Man'. The sordid spectacle of a travelling freak show, he moves from city to city, mercilessly put on display to the horrified delight of Victorian audiences. A London surgeon also takes a keen interest, but is soon faced with a moral dilemma – to help Merrick or to use him to advance his scientific career?
Inspired by the extraordinary life of a man with a physical disfigurement,
Tickets: £31.50–£7.50
Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED
Tue 26 Jun to Sat 7 Jul 2018