The Suicide, a play by Nikolai Erdman

Semyon Semyonovich is unemployed, fed-up and hungry for liverwurst. Following an argument with his wife, Masha, Semyon decides to take his own life. Word that he is contemplating suicide has spread like wildfire and now everyone wants him to kill himself on their behalf. Can Semyon go through with it? Will he do it for love, society, the arts?

Join Space Productions for a madcap, black comedy as we weigh up the value of one man’s life.

Space Productions was formed in 2007 by Adam Hemming (Director) and Mari Rettedal-Westlake (Creative Producer) and is dedicated to staging accessible, ambitious and inventive theatre as well as providing new opportunities for numerous performers and theatre artists.