From August 2nd – 28th 2016 at The Vaults Theatre you can see an adaptation of John Fowles’s The Collector. It stars Daniel Portman (Podrick Payne, Game of Thrones) and Lily Loveless (Naomi, Skins) in a classic story of obsession directed by Joe Hufton (Associate Director, Alice’s Adventures Underground; director, Secret Cinema’s Dead Poets Society, Scarlett at Southwark Playhouse, Portia at Theatre503).
Frederick Clegg loves Miranda Grey. Miranda Grey loves Frederick Clegg – she just doesn’t know it yet. The Collector tells the story of a lonely young man who collects butterflies and his obsession with a beautiful art student. When he comes into a large amount of money he leaves his job, buys a remote farmhouse and prepares the basement for a very special houseguest. The Collector is an enthralling psychological thriller which brings to life one of British literature’s most notoriously terrifying characters.
The Collector was made into a film starring Terrence Stamp and Samantha Eggar in 1965.
For tickets, see tickettailor.com.
