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The true story of John Merrick, treated first as a fairground freak because of his hideously, repulsively deformed body and later exploited more subtly by Victorian society.
Tickets are on sale now for just £10.
School groups pay only £5 per seat. Teachers interested in booking seats should contact our Education Coordinators Cindy Lawford and Chris Bruce 
to find out about available workshops and talks on the play.
Free-of-charge pre- and post-show talks:
This is the second time The Elephant Man has been performed at the Barn Theatre — see our online archives for photographs of the 1985 production, directed by Mervyn Lloyd.
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