Let The Right One In

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Let The Right One In

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 6m

Jack Thorne

An enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story adapted from the bestselling novel and award-winning film.

Image: 2014 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)

Let The Right One In

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Adaptations (Literature), Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Oskar is a bullied, lonely teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town when a spate of sinister killings rock the neighborhood. Eli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. She doesn’t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. What Oskar doesn’t know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time.

An enchanting, brutal vampire myth and coming-of-age love story adapted from the bestselling novel and award-winning film.

History
Let the Right One In premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in November 2013 under the direction of John Tiffany. On January 20, 2015, the play made its New York debut at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn.
OSKAR
JONNY
MICKE
HAKAN
TORKEL
KURT
MUM
ELI
HALMBERG
JOCKE
MR AVILA
NILS
DAD
JANNE
JIMMY
STEFAN 
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Blackeberg, Stockholm
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Stage Combat
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Will wring your heart while scaring the mortal stuffing out of you.” – The New York Times

Let The Right One In will wring your heart while scaring the mortal stuffing out of you... both the bleakest and most compassionate of vampire stories. It provides the surface frissons you expect from portraits of the undead, with graphic bloodletting and a couple of great 'gotcha' (in the neck) moments.” – The New York Times

“It is this sensual, innocent, exploratory relationship that defines this beguiling stage adaptation... a characteristically polished and poetic piece of work.” – The Guardian

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Videos

  • Royal Court Theatre: 2014 Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Royal Court Theatre: 2014 Trailer

  • Abbey Theatre: 2017 Trailer youtube thumbnail

    Abbey Theatre: 2017 Trailer

  • Abbey Theatre: Let the Right One In - Behind The Scenes youtube thumbnail

    Abbey Theatre: Let the Right One In - Behind The Scenes

  • Abbey Theatre: An Interview with director John Tiffany youtube thumbnail

    Abbey Theatre: An Interview with director John Tiffany

  • Abbey Theatre: First Day of Rehearsal youtube thumbnail

    Abbey Theatre: First Day of Rehearsal

  • Abbey Theatre: The Audience Reacts youtube thumbnail

    Abbey Theatre: The Audience Reacts

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Photos

  • Let The Right One In

    Image: 2014 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)

  • Let The Right One In

    Image: 2014 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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