This stage adaptation of Ken Keseys celebrated novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humour, candour and unforgettable characters.

After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake. He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, Nurse Ratched. Despite Ratcheds strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the yard, leading others out of introversion, staging a revolt so that they can watch the baseball World Series on television, and arranging a rollicking midnight party with booze and women. But McMurphys brash insubordination will have its consequences.

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