THE TELL TALE

HEART
BROADWAY PLAY

PLAY INFORMATION PLAY INFORMATION

Runtime:
Written by Anthony Neilson and based on the
2 Hours, 20 minute intervals
short story by Edgar Allan Poe. There are many
adaptations, but this one was written and
Act Count:
produced from 2018, to 2019.
2

PLOT SINOPSIS Screening Time:

5/12/2018 - 9/1/2019
The play follows a young writer who
recently moved into an apartment in Theater:
search of new writing inspiration. Dorfman Theatre, London, England,
however, his relationship with the United Kingdom
Landlady who suffered from a life-altering
condition quickly deteriorated
OTHER REMARKABLE
PRODUCTION TEAM ADAPTATIONS
1975 CBS Radio Mystery Theatre
Director: Anthony Neilson
Sponge Bob Squarepants
Designer: Francis O'Connor 1999 (Squeaky Boots S1, E8b)

Lighting Designer: Nigel Edwards The Hunter

2012 Lead  |  Sam
Composer and Sound Designer: Nick Powell
The Last Twelve Years
Video Designer: Andrezej Goulding 2010 Supporting  |  Jasmine

Staff Director: Sophie Larsmon

CAST

David Carlvle Imogen Doel Tamara Lawrence

 EDGAR
ALLAN POE
WRITER OF TELL-TALE HEART

LIFE INFORMATION FACTS

Poe was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and A.k.a.: Edgar A. Perry
editor. He was raised by foster parents in Richmond, Va.,
Born: January 19, 1809
following his mother’s death in 1811. He briefly attended
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
the University of Virginia and then returned to Boston,
where in 1827 he published a pamphlet of youthful, Byronic Died: October 7, 1849 (aged 40)
poems. By 1835 he was in Richmond as editor of the Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Southern Literary Messenger, the first of several periodicals Father: David Poe, Jr.,
he was to edit or write for. There he married a 13-year-old an actor from Baltimore.
cousin, who died in 1847. At various times he lived in
Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia. Alcohol, the bane of Mother: Elizabeth Arnold Poe,
his irregular and eccentric life, caused his death at age 40. an English-born actress.
His works are famous for his cultivation of mystery and the Spouses: - Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe,
macabre. Among his tales are “The Fall of the House of his 13-year-old cousin
Usher,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” (m. 1836; died 1847).
“The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” “The
- Louisa Patterson
Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter”
initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in Children: Born out of extramarital affaris.
his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His
Awards & Honors: Hall of Fame (1910)
poems (less highly regarded now than formerly) are musical
and sensuous, as in “The Bells,” a showcase of sound effects; Movement/Style: American Reinassance
they include touching lyrics inspired by women (e.g., Did You Know?
“Annabel Lee”) and the uncanny (e.g., “The Raven”), which
Many scholars call him the "architect"
are among the best-known poems in the national literature.
of the modern short story.
NOTABLE WORKS Poe excelled academically at university
despite his attendance and gambling
Annabel Lee • Eleonora • Eureka • Lenore • Ligeia •
problems.
MS. Found in a Bottle • Metzengerstein • Morella •
Tamerlane, and Other Poems • The Bells • Poe wrote not only horror stories, but
The Black Cat • The Cask of Amontillado • also short stories resembling detective
The Fall of the House of Usher • stories and science fiction.
The Masque of the Red Death •
The Mystery of Marie Roget • EDUCATION
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym • 1826 University of Virginia (for 11 months).
The Pit and the Pendulum • The Premature Burial •
The Purloined Letter • The Raven • 1830 United States Military Academy,
The Tell-Tale Heart • The Valley of Unrest • West Point, New York, U.S.A.
(for <7 months).
To Helen • To One in Paradise • Ulalume •