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The Elephant Man is a play by Bernard Pomerance. It premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in London on 7 November 1977. It later played in repertory at the National Theatre in London. [1]
The Elephant Man plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
In 1880s London, John Merrick is a horribly deformed young man – a victim of rare skin and bone diseases. Under the care of celebrated physician Frederick Treves, Merrick slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane gentleman, desperate to be recognized as a man like any other.
The Elephant Man works in the theater because of the adroit, sensitive ways in which the dramatist theatricalizes his material. The play is structured in twenty-one brief, well-paced scenes.
The Elephant Man (Original, Play, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 19, 1979 and played through Jun 28, 1981.
The Elephant Man. Booth Theatre. 222 W. 45th St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: The life of John Merrick, intensely disfigured by a rare disease, who was rescued from a life as a carnival freak by...
Booth Theatre. 222 W. 45th St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: The life of John Merrick, intensely disfigured by a rare disease, who was rescued from a life as a carnival freak by a kindly doctor and ...
