Ruthless “Done to perfection”

The Burrell Theatre became the dark and gloomy house of Dr Armitage as part of the A-Level Theatre Studies students examined performance ‘Ruthless’. The play was livestreamed to YouTube as well as some fellow Upper Sixth students watching live in the theatre.

Tristan (played by Guy) seeks information on his deceased father who led a secret career as a scientist. Answering a letter from Dr Ruth Armitage (Lara) who worked with Tristan’s father, he pays her a visit to her secluded home.

Soon after his arrival he is trapped in her rickety house. Serafina (Steph) appears. A twisted, gaunt, cannibal creature, she appears from the floorboards and gives Tristan the fright of his life. She rips at his arm desperate for his flesh. 

It soon becomes clear that there is no way to escape for Tristan.

Dr Armitage is out for revenge. Born in a lab, Serafina was experimented on and tortured by her fellow scientists to become the creepy creature. The plot thickens. Dr Armitage is the creature’s biological mother. Her former colleagues are dead, set loose to Serafina’s crazed hunger.  

Tristan must decide how to play the situation. 

Created and written by the students themselves, the story is a gothic horror piece loosely based on Frankenstein, with a feel of Inside Number Nine.

Alex, Helena, Jenny, Marie, Monty, and Ondre played the murdered scientists.

A special thank you to everyone involved in this incredible production. Full credits below.