A Clockwork Orange at The Weekend Theater

Based on his provocative 1962 novella of the same name and the cult film of 1971, Anthony Burgess’s play with music was first published in 1987. A Clockwork Orange introduces us to Alex and his vicious teenage gang, who revel in horrific violence, mugging and gang rape while enjoying the music of Beethoven. The gang communicates in a language as complicated as their actions. When a drug-fuelled night of fun ends in murder, Alex is finally busted and banged up. He is given a choice to either be brainwashed into good citizenship and set free or face a lifetime inside.