Hellbent: or A Sorry Sight in the West

Hellbent: or A Sorry Sight in the West, inspired by Jane Wiseman’s 1701 play, Antiochus the Great: or the Fatal Relapse, is a vibrant burst of campy energy set in the American Wild West. Birthed from a desire to dust off the works of classical female playwrights, Hellbent is a raunchy rendezvous with snappy dialogue by Anna Gion and supported by the brilliant framework of Wiseman’s 300-year-old revenge tragedy.

Hellbent burns in the town of Quick Finish Bend, where Colonel Lyle has forsaken his wild-cat mistress, Calico, to enjoy the bliss of the virginal Bernice. Fired up with fury and lust, the outlaw, Calico, and her brother, Butch, scheme together to set all right again, but will the likes of Briggs, Mooseknuckle, Cameltoe, and the town eunuch, Doily, survive the dust-up? Featuring old western colloquialisms, fiery fiddle tunes, vivid colors, and CUNTry activity, Hellbent celebrates female playwrights of the present and past and brings a western to the stage – all sorely lacking from the current theatrical landscape.

Going Rogue Theatre Co.

Writer: Anna Gion

Director: Katie Luchtenburg & Anna Gion

Running time: 75mins

Dates & Times:

Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October at 8pm

Sunday 11th October at 4pm

Friday 16th, Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th October at 8pm

Content Warnings: crude language, sexual content, sexism, depictions of violence (gun, knife, physical), sounds of gunshots

Audience Guidelines

Latecomers will not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non refundable.

Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.