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Wise Children
Angela Carter
3.54 out of 5
Small Cast (7)Female (5)Male (2)
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"All is yours, everywhere is open to you - except the lock that the single key fits.
You must promise, if you love me, to leave it well alone."When a 17 year old virgin marries a mature and charismatic Marquis it seems like a fairy tale.
But when the Marquis is called away on their wedding night, leaving her only her only his keys and a single instruction, her curiosity leads her to uncover a dark secret
Bryony Lavery's new stage adaptation of Angela Carter's story opened as a Northern Stage production in September 2008.