Craig McLachlan plays the gloriously devilish good doctor, presiding over a night devoted to that wonderfully inappropriate little thrill we get when somebody else’s perfectly ordered world goes completely awry.
Across original music, twisted takes on familiar songs, circus, magic, burlesque and puppetry, the doctor sets out to explain exactly why other people’s misfortune is so entertaining. His patients have other ideas. By the end, nobody is watching safely from the waiting room.
The question is not whether we enjoy watching things go wrong. It’s how much fun we’re prepared to have when they do.
“Dr Schadenfreude is the sort of man who walks into a room absolutely certain he is the smartest person in it. Naturally, that makes watching him lose control enormously satisfying.”
– Craig McLachaln
With Kristian Lavercombe (2,600 performances of The Rocky Horror Show) and Brendan Irving. Directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson. Music supervision by Vanessa Scammell.
28 October – 30 December 2026 Wednesday to Sunday Approx. 100 minutes, including interval Strictly 18+
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