Sans Merci

Name: Sans Merci
Start: 2016-09-08T19:30:00
End: 2016-09-24T23:59:00
Location: Hope Mill Theatre

Creative Tourist Last Updated 14 September 2016

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Sans Merci

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester

8-24 September 2016

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

From £12.00

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Sans Merci tells the story of Kelly, an idealistic young woman—and a survivor of rape and attempted murder by South American revolutionaries—is visited three years after the attack by the conservative mother of Tracy, the other victim. Slowly, the survivor and mother dance through their grief at losing Tracy, while negotiating the truth of what brought the two young women together, why they undertook their dangerous humanitarian mission, and what happened on that final day.

Please note this show contains nudity, coarse language and scenes of a sexual nature. Recommended 16+

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