A Tale of Two Cities is set in a time of uncertainty, injustice and  violence.

Dickens’ classic tale follows the lives of British and French subjects, whose fates become knitted together by bonds of love and hate, driven by the seismic social changes around them.

After being falsely imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years, Doctor Manette is released to the care of his daughter, Lucie. On their return to London, a fateful encounter with a young Charles Darnay leads to being witnesses in a court case on which his life depends. The case, defended by the enigmatic Sydney Carton, begins a sequence of entanglements of the heart.

Meanwhile in Paris, Madame Defarge and her husband battle the oppression from the aristocracy, having suffered unimaginable cruelty at the hands of the wicked Marquis d’Evremonde.

As the French Revolution culminates, both British and French find themselves dragged to Paris and the fury it has unleashed.  All in the shadow of the looming guillotine.

Who will survive? Who will be held accountable? How easy is it to forgive? And what will they sacrifice for love?’

V&L Productions are a new theatre company producing fringe shows in fantastic venues.  The team have a genuine love for intimate theatre and using the space to connect with, challenge and sometimes unhinge the audience.  V&L look for projects which differ from their previous work and create new challenges with each show they perform.

Production photos: Claire Greenan