Originally published in 1959 as a short story, Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon won a Hugo Award in 1960 for the Best Science Fiction Novelette. Daniel Keyes later expanded the story into a novel and subsequently adapted for film and other media.
The actor and scriptwriter Attila Gonczy, adapted Flowers for Algernon into a captivating one-man show “CHARLIE” at the age of 19 and has been running the show for 12 years in London and Budapest.
CHARLIE is a character study of one man, Charlie Gordon. Charlie is a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will dramatically increase his mental capabilities. This procedure has already been performed on a laboratory mouse, Algernon, with remarkable results. Charlie will be the first human subject.
The surgery on Charlie is also a success, and his IQ triples.
As Charlie's intelligence peaks, Algernon's suddenly declines — he loses his increased intelligence and mental age, and dies afterward, buried in the backyard of Charlie's home.
Venue Open Time: 6:00 pm (Last entry 6:50 pm)
Show Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
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Attila Gonczy’s one-man show CHARLIE has long been a darling stage play in fringe/pub theaters in London and Budapest. The actor has been running the show for more than 12 years. The latest show was thrown right before the whirlwind of the pandemic, at London Camden’s Etcetera Theatre in 2019.
https://onin.london/flowers-for-algernon-etcetera-theatre-camden/
In the coming January, Attila Gonczy is bringing this captivating show to Hong Kong, in a 50-seat only theatre for the most immersive experience ever.