The Seagull Theatre

"Facing a lengthy stretch at the work farm penitentiary, boisterous, brawling Randall P. McMurphy feigns mental illness and is transferred to a psychiatric hospital. There he finds a motley group of misanthropes, kept drugged, broken and subservient under the merciless regime of Nurse Ratched. McMurphy rallies the other patients and challenges Ratched’s authority, opening their minds to the power of revolution. This uprising soon develops into an all-out war between staff and patients, in a struggle for the freedom of the ordinary man. Funny, shocking and profoundly moving, this play is one of the classics of American drama, and an enduring story of one individual’s struggle against the system. Black Ram Theatre Company is one of East Anglia's leading theatre companies, and bring to life this seminal novel with a large repertory cast and an original score. This is the theatrical event of the season."