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Machinal
Tue 27 – Fri 30 October 2026
Drama
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By Sophie Treadwell
Directed by Becky Hope-Palmer
Helen Jones is lonely in her marriage and motherhood. Overwhelmed by society and the machinery of life, she commits a crime to escape it, ultimately leading to her downfall.
Based on the 1920s true crime case of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder, sensationalised by the press, Treadwell’s 1928 play explores one woman’s struggle to be heard amongst the noise of contemporary capitalist society.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Runtime: 2 hours, 15 mins
Price: £5 – £20
Content Concerns:
This production features scenes of a sexual nature, violence, misogyny, grooming, abortion, postpartum depression, use of alcohol and tobacco, and the discussion of murder.
Accessibility
The 7pm performance on 30th Oct will be Captioned.
Cast
Creative Team
Director Becky Hope-Palmer
Set & Costume Designer Ivy McDonald
Lighting Designer Phoenix Hawthorne
Sound Designer Kate Gibson
Movement Director Steve Lauder-Russell
Voice Support Mel Drake
Dialect Coach Rachel Nicholson
Intimacy Co-ordinator Sharon Mackay
Production Team
Production Manager Jacqui Howard
Stage Manager Isla Russell Stokes
Deputy Stage Manager Connor Boyd
Assistant Stage Managers Ava Barclay & Yovela Fong
Production Electrician Ross Mcilwaine
Lighting Programmer Abby Wills
Lighting Technicians Alex Foote & Dale Muir
Production Sound Engineer Sean Jarvie
Sound 1 Em Maclean
Head of Stage Roy Mohan Shearer
Deputy Head of Stage Skye Bell-Burn
Assistant Head of Stage Macs Baglin
Head of Flies Grace Manion
Stage Technician Ethem Kim Bookham
Costumes Supervisor Anna Antczak
Assistant Costume Supervisor Cleo McCabe
Costume Maker Karen Thomson
Lead Prop Maker Zoe Kemp
Prop Maker Melissa Skye Henfrey Masters
Head Scenic Artist Megumi McKillop
Scenic Artists Aine Hunter, Anna Lennon, Erin Bates and Berit O’Brien
Scenery Construction Danny Main
Production Carpenter Max Gabbot
Carpenters Maria Scott, Jacob Dunsmore, Galen Bryden, Hope Gibson and Cameron Donaldson