The Cut

Outrageous Fortune’s Frank Whitten makes his debut at the Silo Theatre on October 10, stepping into the role that was commissioned for renowned thespian Sir Ian McKellen, in Mark Ravenhill’s chilling theatrical parable The Cut.

Silo returns to Ravenhill’s works following the sellout 2004 season of Shopping and F***ing, and is proud to be only the second theatrical company in the world to have this production as part of their season of fine performances, highlighting the synergy the company has with Britain’s Donmar Warehouse, based in Covent Garden, London.

Leading the cast for the production are two of New Zealand’s most recognized television stars; however instead of playing father and daughter, 2007 Qantas Television Award winners Frank Whitten and Robyn Malcolm (who also makes her Silo Theatre debut) play husband and wife. Whitten, who plays ‘Grandpa’ Ted West in Outrageous Fortune, plays the titular character Paul who McKellen portrayed in the 2006 London season. Co-star Robyn Malcolm portrays his wife Susan. Mia Blake returns to the Silo stage following her high profile leading role in the NZ feature film The Tattooist. Completing the stellar cast are Silo regulars Jarod Rawiri and David Van Horn.

Paul is a grey-suited civil servant, who carefully follows the ritualistic policies of his department. When a colleague, John, comes to his office he wants to know if he has any complaint about 'unnecessary brutality' and is keen to let him know all the options open to him. But John desperately wants him to perform the sadistic ritual known as THE CUT. Paul carries out this brutal and clinical procedure for many years in secret, hiding his dark secret from his family. The domestic neuroses of his wife Susan and the liberal campaigning of his son Stephen bring the world of THE CUT to a dramatic and chilling conclusion.

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