The timeless courtroom classic Twelve Angry Men comes to Melville Theatre this May, twisting from an open-and-shut case to an edge-of-your-seat drama.
Adapted from the Reginald Rose teleplay by Sherman Sergel and directed by Vanessa Jensen, the play is set in a jury deliberation room on a sweltering hot New York evening in 1957 where 12 unnamed men must decide the fate of a young man accused of murder.
As the biases, personalities and tempers of the jury come together, each questions how he should vote, intensifying the uncomfortable nature of the room.
First created for television in 1954, Twelve Angry Men became a stage play the following year and then a feature film with Henry Fonda in 1957, scoring three Academy Award nominations.
THE DETAILS
- WHEN: 8pm, May 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 with a 2pm matinee May 11.
- WHERE: Melville Theatre, corner of Stock Road and Canning Highway, Palmyra.
- COST: $20, $17 concession, $15 children
- BOOKINGS: Book on 9330 4565 or online.
FIND OUT MORE
For more information visit the Melville Theatre website.