It is highly physical and ensemble based. This was Karl Marx’s favourite Shakespeare, as it examines the value of money and its effect on human relationships in society. The play was co-authored by Thomas Middleton. Other themes explored within this dark satire include use versus service and giving/embracing in opposition with repulsing/rejecting.  In this production, the tumultuous world of a commercial restaurant reflects the world of Timon: it is highly charged, it is precipitous in its potential future, and is one of the hardest hit industries when a society is in economic crisis.

The current US administration, and indeed the global capitalist system, is constantly focused on the creation and sustainability of wealth, often at the expense of the wellbeing of the general public.  As the use of money and the dishonesty it seems to promote is a major theme of this play, it seems very relevant in today’s economic climate: particularly in regards to the current “cost of living crisis”.