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| When I recently read Anthony Burgess' dramatic adaptation of his novel, A Clockwork Orange, the play struck me as a potent theatrical vehicle for raising questions about youth, violence and the role of society in trying to deal with the issue of the behaviour of young people who sprawl within the sub-cultures of Britain.
After his treatment at the hands of Brodsky, Alex loses the freedom to choose. The play perhaps asks us whether we should deny the right of an individual to choose evil if it is in the best interests of society, or in denying the individual the freedom to choose are we simply creating a society of passive automatons? In the light of recent tragic events in the USA this issue perhaps rings more forcibly as the words 'good' and 'evil' are once again in the mouths of our politicians. Written stylistically as a multi-role piece of theatre, the play has been a challenging and interesting work to realise. We hope our stage version leaves you with material for debate. Duncan Alldridge |
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| Return to Clockwork Orange (2001) | ||