19세기 후반, 잔인한 토지 남작이 로마 부족을 학살하고 가족과 마을에 저주를 퍼붓습니다. 그 뒤를 이어 마을 사람들은 악몽에 시달리고 남작의 아들은 실종되고 소년은 살해된 채로 발견됩니다. 지역 주민들은 야생 동물을 의심하지만 방문하는 병리학자는 숲 속에 더 사악한 존재가 도사리고 있다고 경고합니다.
The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic, Jonathan Church Productions & Global Creatures’ present their Olivier Award-winning production, A Monster Calls. Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye. Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears. On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration.
When events at work prove too stressful for Douglas Knott, a diligent and extremely busy office manager, he decides to throw a sickie. Unfortunately, his attempts to enjoy a day off are soon sabotaged by the insidious voice of his conscience. Literally.
미술을 전공하는 대학생 벤은 여자친구와 헤어진 후, 불면증에 시달린다. 하지만 하루에 8시간, 인생의 3분의 1이 더 생겼다는 걸 깨달은 그는 잠 못 이루는 밤을 보내기 위해 동네 슈퍼마켓에서 야간 아르바이트를 시작한다. 그곳에는 근무시간의 지루함을 예술적(?)으로 견디어내는 각양각색의 사람들이 있다. 벤 역시 지루한 근무시간을 견디기 위해 시간을 멈추는 상상을 하게 된다. 멈춰진 시간 속에서 쇼핑중인 여자 손님들의 옷을 벗기고 나체를 스케치하는 환상에 빠져드는 벤. 그런 그에게 점차 동료인 샤론이 눈에 띄기 시작한다. 사랑을 되찾고 싶은 그의 소망은 과연 이루어질 수 있을까.
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Rita and Sue are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford, who both share a job babysitting for Bob and Michelle's children. Whilst giving them a lift home one night, Bob decides to take Rita and Sue up to a deserted, country-side landscape. Clearly knowing what he has in mind, Rita and Sue are only too happy to oblige and both have a sexual encounter with him that becomes a regular occurrence.
