28th May 2008 at 19:30
At Eden Court OneTouch Theatre
How the hell am I supposed to get heads and bodies for the Poles and the Bunker if I don’t kill things?
WRITTEN BY:
IAIN BANKS
CUMBERNAULD THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRON THEATRE
Meet Frank Cauldhame – a perfectly ordinary sixteen year old serial killer, living on a small island off the north coast of Scotland. His mother has deserted him, his father measures his own eccentricities on an imperial scale and his brother Eric has been confined to a secure hospital for setting fire to dogs. But when news of Eric’s recent escape reaches the island, Frank must prepare the ground for Eric’s impending return…
Iain Bank’s debut novel, The Wasp Factory caused both storm and sensation on first publication. Compulsive, macabre and darkly powerful world: Frank has enabled it to become one the acclaimed cult novels in contemporary Scottish literature.
Wasp Factory contains challenging themes and language.
