When Prophecy Fails conceived and created by Groupwork

based on When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken and Stanley Schachter

Manipulate Festival, February 2025 / Edinburgh International Festival, August 2026

Cast | Grace Gibson, Amy Kennedy, Hope Kennedy, Samuel Pashby, Dylan Read

Choreography & Co-Direction | Vicki Manderson

Text | Lewis den Hertog & Finn den Hertog

Set & Costume Design | Milla Clarke

Composition & Sound Design | Lewis den Hertog

Video Design | Lewis den Hertog

Lighting Design | Benny Goodman

Creative Producer | Sarah Imaki

Associate Director | Ben Standish

Photography | Mihaela Bodlovic

"Utterly gripping … total theatre"

The Scotsman