Ted Hughes’ 1977 poetic novel, Gaudete, is explored on stage for the first time since the 1980s in a visceral, physical theatre staging by an international ensemble.

Ted Hughes’ original 1977 poetic novel is reimagined in a highly physical take on this rarely performed text, brought to the stage for only the second time since it was written. The life of a Yorkshire village is shattered when elemental spirits replace the parish priest with his double. Alternative realities collide as this changeling interprets the gospel of love in his own alarming fashion. What goes on at the Women’s Institute?