The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Sheffield Lyceum
This tour-de-force piece of theatre launches the entire theatrical arsenal at the audience. In fact, every trick in the book is used to keep the audience on the edge of their seats by the unexpected and stunning theatrical magic.
Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, the National Theatre’s acclaimed The Ocean at the end of the Lane delivers a terrifying theatrical thump as we journey to a long forgotten childhood and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it. With the collaboration of Gaiman whose other novels include Coraline, Stardust and The Sandman and the National Theatre who are responsible for the Curious Incident of the Dog – this allegorical production was always going to be cutting edge storytelling that is unafraid t...