About
A new adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's tale of tension and paranoia, written for Blue Orange Arts. A lone narrator leads the audience into an obsessive mind.
What to expect
A lone narrator draws the audience into the mind of someone obsessed with the old man's "vulture eye".
- Planning of a murder unfolds
- Reality and delusion blur
- Guilt, paranoia and madness
- New adaptation for Blue Orange Arts
- Draws on other Poe works
Dates
Questions
When does The Tell-Tale Heart & The Screaming Skull start and end?
The Tell-Tale Heart & The Screaming Skull is on Friday, 18 December 2026.
Where is The Tell-Tale Heart & The Screaming Skull?
The Tell-Tale Heart & The Screaming Skull takes place at The Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham.
What is the story about?
A lone narrator tells of an obsession with the old man's "vulture eye" and the meticulous planning of a murder.
Tension mounts as reality and delusion blur
The tale explores guilt, paranoia and the border between sanity and madness
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Getting there
The Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street, B18 6AD Birmingham, England, GB
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