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Emile Zola’s controversial nineteenth century novel, Thérèse Raquin , tells a passionate love-hate story, ghost tale, and revenge tragedy in one.

Thérèse Raquin endures a mundane existence with her husband Camille and his mother in a claustrophobic Paris apartment. Into their familial atmosphere of desiccated spirits and damp decay arrives Laurent, whose strong appetite for pleasure drives him into a torrid and dangerous affair with Thérèse. One day the pair conspires to murder Camille , which allows them, after a period of angst-inducing abstinence, to marry; but it is not long before their mutually destructive guilt invites the ghost of Camille to share their home, their bed, and their minds.

Cast: Lizzie Ballinge, Louise Brehmer Julien Faddoul, Eugene Gilfedder, Luke Townson, Tony Brockman

Awards: Best Director, Best Emerging Artist, Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Matilda Awards)