About This Show

Originally written in 1956, "The Balcony" is a mind-blowing trip into a menacing and hilarious world of political intrigue, violent revolution and distorted eroticism. In a city aflame with revolution, Madame Irma runs a brothel in which men from all walks of life act out S&M games while dressed up like powerful figureheads of the regime: the Bishop, the Judge and the General of the Army. The play offers perhaps the ultimate statement on the relationship between sex, power and iconography when Madame Irma and her patrons appear on the Balcony in their costumes in order to calm the city after its royal palace and rulers are destroyed. Outside the brothel, an uprising threatens to engulf the streets.

Show Details

Running Time: 2hr 15min (1 intermission)
Dates: Opening Night: October 11, 2012 Final Performance: November 4, 2012

You Might Also Like

ORLANDO: A Rhapsody

Performances begin: April 17, 2024

Bring Them Back

Performances begin: May 9, 2024

All American Sex Addict/Woke AF

Final performance: April 14, 2024

Conversations With My Divorce Attorney

Performances begin: April 3, 2024

Twelfth Night

Performances begin: April 24, 2024

Dali’s Dream

Performances begin: April 5, 2024