Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
by Jeffrey Hatcher, Robert Louis Stevenson

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Highlights

120 mins Victorian (British and American) Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American Mystery

Synopsis

THE STORY: A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror.

On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll's experiments with exotic powders and tinctures have brought forth

Press Reviews

"An elegant re-telling of the classic tale. Hatcher has a sure hand with tone and suspense. He knows how to spring just enough surprises to keep us guessing. In the end, despite the legion of villains in the play, it’s the tug of war between Jekyll and his own erupting sense of shame and disgust that leaves the most indelible mark on the mind’s eye."

— San Jose Mercury News

"This is not your grandfather’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In Hatcher’s version, the dark Hyde indeed comes out, and he is evil beyond measure. But not all evil: He loves, and is loved. Jekyll isn’t the pure soul we’ve come to believe him to be. Hatcher has written a play that honors the original, but gives a more complex interpretation of the dual nature of man. A dark and disturbing story liberally peppered with humor."

— Arizona Daily Star

"The dark intensity of the drama is unrelenting, even through the well-timed laugh lines. While paying homage to Stevenson, this remixed version makes his Victorian concerns relevant in the 21st century. It would be a sin to miss it."

— Arizona Republic

"Hatcher has fashioned a play that seems truer to Stevenson but hipper, sexier and more intense… a suspense almost as affecting as it is intense."

— San Francisco Chronicle

Characters

Character
Mr. Edward Hyde
Gabriel Utterson
Elizabeth Jelkes
Dr. H.K. Lanyon
Sir Danvers Carew
Poole, The Butler
Sanderson, The Private Detective
The Inspector
Mr. Richard Enfield
The Prostitute
Policeman
Police Physician
Surgical Student 1
Surgical Student 2
Maid
Old Woman
Little Girl
Drunkard
Hotel Clerk
Morgue Orderly
Dr. Henry Jekyll

Publication

Year 2008
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822223078
ISBN-10 0822223074
LCCN 2011280521
LCC MLCS 2011/40309 (P)

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde is a American mystery play written by Jeffrey Hatcher and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2008).

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