

This production sees Joe Absolom take on the role of the wrongly convicted Andy Dufresne with Ben Onwukwe as his inmate Ellis “Red” Redding.

However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched… Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone.Īndy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things take a slight turn for the better. The Shawshank Redemption went on to become the nation’s favourite movie and a huge source of inspiration to film makers, with The National Film Registry citing the film as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.ĭespite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. The 1994 feature film, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Andre? We're in your hands, sir My men are now in position, sirGo ahead, then Are the doors secure? I'm here: The Phantom of the Opera I'm here: The Phantom of the Opera Idiot! You'll kill someone.The Shawshank Redemption is at the Milton Keynes Theatre until 22nd October.īased on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and adapted by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, this thrilling stage production examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum-security facility.

To kill How will I know, sir?You'll know Monsieur le Vicomte, are you confident that this Will work? Will Miss Daae sing? Don't worry, Firmin.

It Is Essential that all doors are properly secured Are we doing the right thing, Andre? Have you got a better idea? Monsieur le Vicomte, am I to give the order? Give the order You in the pit - do you have a clear view of this Box? Yes, sir.Remember, when the time comes, shoot. You understand your instructions? Sir! When you hear the whistle, take up your positions I shall then instruct you to secure the doors.
