The Moth

A WORLD PREMIERE

by Paul Herzberg

inspired by a true story

touring the North in spring 2025

“You think you know me. You don’t. So it’s time to talk.”

1997: a chance meeting on a train between two men, John, a black British activist and journalist and Marius, a white South African ex-soldier, sets in motion a chain of events that will change their lives forever.
 
2025: the two men gather to share their story.
 
Based on an award-winning short monologue that has been seen all over the world, The Moth is a thriller that deals with race, war, the legacy of history, the power of our actions, the quest for redemption and the limits of forgiveness.
 
Elysium takes to the road again after its sell-out tour of Othello with a powerful new play that will grip you from the beginning and not let go…
 
The Moth is the second play to be adapted from our award-winning Covid 19 Monologues.
 
See the original monologue here:
 

SUPPORTED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND

TOUR DATES

WEEK 1

Thursday 27 Feb – Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham Book Now

Friday 28 Feb – Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham – Book Now

Saturday 1 March – Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham – Book Now

WEEK 2

Tuesday 4 March – Gala, Durham – Book Now

Thursday 6 March – Laurels, Whitley Bay – Book Now

Friday 7 March – Laurels, Whitley Bay Book Now

Saturday 8 March – Laurels, Whitley Bay – Book Now

WEEK 3

Tuesday 11 March – Victoria Hall, Settle (Rural Arts Touring) – Book Now

Wednesday 12 March – Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond – Book Now

Thursday 13 March – Blackhall Community Centre – Book Now

Friday 14 March – Live Theatre, Newcastle – Book Now

Saturday 15 March – Live Theatre, Newcastle – Book Now

WEEK 4

Tuesday 18 March – Shakespeare North, Liverpool – Book Now

Thursday 20 March – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham – Book Now

Friday 21 March – St Thomas Church Hall, Stanhope (Highlights Rural Touring) – Book Now

Saturday 22 March – Barningham Village Hall (Highlights Rural Touring) – Book Now

WEEK 5

Tuesday 25 March – Hullabaloo Space, the Hippodrome, Darlington – Book Now

Wednesday 26 March – The Witham, Barnard Castle – Book Now

Thursday 27 March – Alnwick Playhouse Book Now

Friday 28 March – Alnwick Playhouse – Book Now

WEEK 6

Monday 31st March – East Stanley Working Men’s Club, Stanley– Book Now

Tuesday 1 April – Harrogate Theatre Studio  Book Now

Wednesday 2 April – Hull Truck, Hull – Book Now

Thursday 3 April – Stokesley Community Library (Rural Arts Touring) – Book Now

Friday 4 April – Bishop Auckland Town Hall Book Now

Saturday 5 April – Newton-le-Willows Village Hall (Rural Arts Touring)  – Book Now

WEEK 7

Tuesday 8 April – The Athenaeum, Sunderland – Book Now

Wednesday 9 April – the Friarage Theatre, Yarm – Book Now

Thursday 10 April – the Lowry, Manchester – Book Now

Friday 11 April – the Lowry, Manchester – Book Now

Saturday 12 April – the Lowry, Manchester Book Now