Everyone knows the opening to Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis. Notoriously, a salesman named Gregor Samsa wakes up one day and can't get up – he has seemingly been transformed into a giant upturned insect. What follows is a modernist tale about isolation and the absurdity of life, as our central character wastes away. He has devoted his life to his family but failed at his goal of supporting them. Ultimately, the message is about how people often feel that they are not accepted for who they truly are. It is a solemn tale, and one that many theatre companies would avoid touching with a bargepole due to the enormity of its reputation.
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