Cool Hand Luke

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About This Show

“Wherever you go and what ever you do . Always play a real cool hand”

Beneath a scorching Florida sun, Boss Godfrey watches the chain gang. Keeps his eye on Cool Hand Luke. War hero, trouble-maker, inspiration to his fellow inmates. And just the man Boss wants to crush…

Starring Marc Warren (Hustle, Mad Dogs) as the charismatic rebel, Cool Hand Luke is the hard-hitting story of a true original. He’ll play it real cool in the face of brutality. He’ll always get back up after a beating. He’ll eat fifty eggs in an hour, to win a bet. A man who won’t conform no matter what it costs.

In a powerful new adaptation for the stage by Emma Reeves, based on Donn Pearce’s acclaimed novel, and directed by Andrew Loudon Cool Hand Luke is the raw, uncompromising tale of sticking it to “The Man”.
Designed by Edward Lipscomb. Lighting by Matthew Eagland.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: September 23, 2011 Final Performance: November 19, 2011

Theatermania Review

| | October 4, 2011
This new stage adaptation of Donn Pearce’s novel about a hard-boiled prisoner lacks atmosphere and intensity.

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