Classic Riddley Walker for ‘big top’ treatment

FANS of classic novel Riddley Walker are expected to descend on Waterford in the near future for a rare stage production of the futuristic work.

Red Kettle Theatre Company is putting on the dramatic adaptation of the Russell Hoban book from November 10-17 in a specially sourced Italian ‘big top’ circus tent at the RSC grounds in Waterford city.

This is only the third time the play has been performed anywhere in the world since the author adapted it for the stage in the 1980s. Hoban himself gave express permission for the play to be performed in Waterford to Red Kettle’s artistic director and Hoban enthusiast Ben Hennessy at a meeting in London earlier this year.