One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Schedule
Wed Aug 19 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Grove Theatre, Eastbourne Library, BN21 4TL Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Eastbourne, EN
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A play by Dale WassermanAdapted from the novel by Ken Kesey
This modern classic remains one of the most unsettling parables of institutional control.
Randle P. McMurphy arrives in a psychiatric ward expecting an easy alternative to prison. What he finds instead is a regime of quiet, smiling coercion — ruled by the chillingly composed Nurse Ratched.
What follows is a battle of wills: one man’s insistence on laughter, freedom and humanity against a system that prizes obedience above all else. It is sometimes darkly funny, sometimes desperately moving, always uncomfortably recognisable.
A story about the price of being fully alive — and the cost of allowing others to live half-asleep.
Produced by the Grove’s in-house company, the team behind Talking Heads, The Shawshank Redemption, The Mirror Crack’d, and others.
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Where is it happening?
The Grove Theatre, Eastbourne Library, BN21 4TL Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 6 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TJ, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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