OLEANNA
OLEANNA
A simple meeting between a professor and his student spirals into a confrontation about power, perception, and truth. Conversations quickly escalate into accusations that threaten careers, reputations, and lives. BarefacedTheatre’s bold reinterpretation invites audiences to reconsider who holds power and how it is exercised. Stripped back and intensely intimate, the production explores bias, interpretation, and the fragile boundaries between misunderstanding and accusation.
Intimate, unsettling, and fiercely relevant, Oleanna will leave you questioning what you believe long after the curtain falls.
BAREFACED THEATRE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2025 WITH A BOLD VISION: TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE OFTEN-OVERLOOKED VOICES OF WOMEN IN CLASSIC THEATRE. DESCRIBED AS “BREATHTAKING,” “INTENSE AND BEAUTIFULLY STAGED” AND “SERIOUSLY ICE COOL,” BAREFACED THEATRE HAVE BEEN MET IN EAST ANGLIA WITH CRITICAL ACCLAIM ON EVERY PRODUCTION.