Edgar Allan Poe wrote the short story The Pit & the Pendulum in 1842, inspired by the idea of a political prisoner tormented during the Spanish Inquisition.
‘Innovative reinterpretation’: THE PIT & THE PENDULUM – Omnibus Theatre
The work of Edgar Allan Poe wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for such an innovation, but Christopher York has adapted Poe’s short story The Pit & the Pendulum and transposed it to modern-day Tehran.
‘The great sound design makes it engaging’: THE PIT & THE PENDULUM – Omnibus Theatre
Steve Peca paid a visit to the Omnibus Theatre to catch Creation Theatre Company’s production of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale The Pit & The Pendulum.