Name: Lord of the Flies presented by Richmond Shakespeare
Start: 2024-10-17T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-17T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts

Lord of the Flies presented by Richmond Shakespeare

Evacuated from a war-torn world and marooned on a tropical island when their airplane crashes, a group of pre-adolescent boys find themselves battling for survival with no adults to help them. At first, the fair-minded and mild-mannered Ralph seems a natural leader, but as vestiges of civilization fall away, the more aggressive Jack takes control. Jack organizes the boys into a tribe of hunters, searching for pigs to K*ll and eat and, more alarmingly, watching for the Beast - a malevolent force that the boys believe is stalking the island.
by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
Gradually the frightened youngsters slip from civilized behavior into red-blooded savagery. They battle with inner demons and external fears, with the weakest and most vulnerable at the highest risk. Ultimately, driven by a primitive bloodlust, childish “games” lead to tragic consequences and Golding’s timeless fable exposes the Beast that is in us all and debunks the myth of childhood innocence.