Warning: This production contains loud noises, strong language and mature themes including the depiction of blood, extreme violence and bullying. This dark and visceral coming-of-age vampire love story is based on the acclaimed novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist and the cult 2008 film. What Oskar doesn’t know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time… Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. She doesn’t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Oskar is a bullied, lonely, teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town, when a spate of sinister killings rocks the neighbourhood.Įli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. “Are you going to invite me in? …Can I come in?” Here are a few of the coming season’s highlights - book your tickets before you miss out! Let The Right One In The Vicar of Dibley and The Father, for example, are vastly different from one another, and it's just in order to try to appeal to as many different corners of the community as possible, so that everyone can access the Altrincham Garrick and find something for them.” “At The Garrick, there's something for everybody. In the case of The Father, because it's such a specific, upsetting subject that affects a lot of people globally, we felt the need to honour the story that it tells, so we wanted to connect with a local dementia charity. Joseph Meighan, artistic director at the theatre, said: “As a theatre, we are a charity, so each year we try to connect with other charities.

Bombshell at the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse (Image: Martin Ogden)

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