The Devil May Care at The Southwark Playhouse

George Bernard Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple is revived in this electrifying new adaptation.

It’s 1899, and the United States is growing in power – fighting a war against the Philippine Islands to prevent their independence. Judith, the wife of a disgraced English minister wanted for treason, witnesses the arrest of disreputable American trader and “disciple of the devil” Richard Conroe. The American army is convinced he is her husband – but when Judith tries to reveal their mistake, Richard denies her claims and refuses to save himself from execution.

Why would an innocent man insist on sacrificing himself for a stranger?

Against the chaos of The Philippine – American War, otherwise known as “America’s First Vietnam”, the world premiere of The Devil May Care is a timely exploration of Western power, the ripples of which we are still feeling today.

Starring Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small, The Durrells) and Jill Greenacre (The Brittas Empire) this is an opportunity to experience the best of rising and established TV talent, live on stage.