After recent post-show Q&As for their acclaimed versions of Hamlet and Doctor Faustus, I’m back with Lazarus Theatre at Southwark Playhouse for their brand-new production of Jacobean drama The Changeling. 

“Tis time to die, when ’tis a shame to live.”

De Flores will do anything for Beatrice Joanna… literally anything.

Beatrice Joanna is betrothed to a man she does not like, let alone love. Along with her servant De Flores (by whom she is repulsed), she disposes of the suitor. But when it comes to payment, De Flores wants more than money.

Their descent into hellish madness haunted by ghosts and lunatics, propelled by sex and obsession, leads to one of the greatest climaxes of the English stage.

Widely regarded as one of the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, Thomas Middleton and William Rowley’s extraordinary and chilling The Changeling comes to the stage in this intimate, intense and full-throttle new ensemble production, after La

This Jacobean classic comes to the stage in this all-new ensemble production from Lazarus Theatre, renowned for their powerful and modern reinventions of the classical canon, including acclaimed productions of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Henry V, Troilus and Cressida, King Lear and Coriolanus, Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine and Edward II, Oscar Wilde’s Salome, Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and many others.

The Changeling is adapted and directed by Lazarus artistic director Ricky Dukes and designed by Sorcha Corcoran, with lighting by Stuart Glover. Suitable for ages 14+.

Following the 8pm performance on Wednesday 11 October 2023, I’ll talk to director Ricky Dukes and other Lazarus cast and creatives from the The Changeling company. Any questions? Join us!

Praise for previous Lazarus Theatre productions:

★★★★★ “Visceral, brutal and horrifically messy… An exceptional, must-see production” – Views from the Gods
★★★★★ “Marvellous, riveting ‘no holds barred’ production” – Boyz Magazine
★★★★★ “This is the show to see…Visually striking… Dynamic production” – The Spy in the Stalls

★★★★★ “A landmark production for a ground-breaking company” – Grumpy Gay Critic
★★★★★ “Pushed the boundaries of imagination – it swept me off my feet” – Ginger Wig & Strolling Man

★★★★★ “This is a ground-breaking production from Lazarus Theatre Company” – Boyz Magazine
★★★★★ “An unmissable theatrical vision” – Theatre T
★★★★★ “A visionary company. Not to be missed” – Views from the Gods