Hasland Theatre Company to stage The Elephant Man

Performers will be staging a play based on a true story set in Victorian times.

The Elephant Man tells the tale of a severely disabled man who was rescued from a life in the freak shows by a physician and evolves into a witty favourite of the aristocracy and literati.

Hasland Theatre Company will stage their production at the Playhouse on Storforth Lane, Hasland,from Monday, June 23, to Saturday, June 28 at 7.30am. Tickets £7.50, contact 01246 272271 or www.haslandtheatrecompany.co.uk

The company will also be performing The Elephant Man at the Buxton Festival Fringe on July 12 and 13. Performance, ticket and venue details can be found online at www.buxtonfringe.org.uk

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