19 - 21 Feb
Lyric Theatre, HKAPA

A Lyric Hammersmith and Vesturport Theatre production

Haunting and Absorbing

A horrifying tale of transformation and alienation.
100 sold out performances received rave reviews in Iceland, Korea and the UK

"Brilliant . . .it's impossible to tear your eyes away." The Times

"The aerial physicality [of the Vesturport] seems a match made in heaven for Kafka's hellish creation" The Stage

"One of the highlights of the year . . . Absorbing and haunting . . . A show that often makes you gasp with its visual and gymnastic ingenuity." The Daily Telegraph

The ultimate literary classic of existentialism, the man who emerges one morning into a gigantic insect, this eerie and fantastical story of Franz Kafka bursts onto the stage in a theatrically explosive new adaptation by Europe's most exciting theatre company – Iceland's Vesturport.

Both comic and profoundly moving, this imaginative production combines jaw-dropping aerial physicality, captivating acting, original music by rock n roll legend Nick Cave, and an audacious set with gravity-defying split levels, transforming Kafka's dream-like vision into an electrifying dramatic reality.

A sold-out hit in London and across Europe with more than 100 performances after its premiere in 2006. Vesturport's Metamorphosis is a truly exceptional theatre with intense and macabre experience.

Performed in English with Chinese surtitles
Recommended for ages 12 and above

Adapted and directed by David Farr and Gísli Örn Gardarsson
Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Stage design: Borkur Jonsson
Lighting design: Hartley T A Kemp
Sound: Nick Manning
Costume design: Brenda Murphy