In a time where demagogues whip up flames of bigotry, attacks mount against a religious minority, and riots threaten the nation’s balance, we struggle to keep the most innocent from harm. In BARNABY RUDGE, Charles Dickens centers his story of revolt around a simple young man who, with his pet raven, enters into a conflict from which he may not escape - a passionate retelling of the wild Gordon riots which brought London to its knees. With a fabulous display of characters ranging from the comic to the heroic, this brilliant adaptation by John O’Connor emerges as a bold historical drama. Lumina Studio Theatre presents the National Premiere of this rich, muli-layered version of one of Dicken’s earliest novels.

“Time has been lost and opportunity thrown away, but I am yet a young man, and may retrieve it.”