WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY BAROOJ MAQSOOD

MIDDLEMAN

Middleman 2023

THE CONCEPT

You might call it the Roaring Twenties. Amidst Prohibition law and ordinary lawlessness, gang activity is at an all-time high, and two crime organisations stand above the rest: the Mafia, and the Gallagher Gang.Our play starts with a Gallagher Gang associate, Jasper Clark, being ordered to take out a Mafia gang affiliate, Valentine Bertelli. Unfortunately for Jasper, Valentine has been ordered to do the same.There's one bigger issue, though...Jasper Clark and Valentine Bertelli are the same person.

act i, scene nine

'Wonder if he’d send me flowers for mine. Wonder if he’d even know, wonder if he’d figure out I’m playing
middleman.'

Middleman 2023

THE PRODUCTION

The 2023 production of Middleman took place as one of KCL King's Players mainstage productions. For more insight into the production, follow @middleman_play and @kclkingsplayers on Instagram.

ACT II, scene two

'Two hands, I’m telling you. Two hands, and so much violence.'

Middleman 2023

THE CAST AND CREW

Middleman's cast and crew were all either King's College London students, or King's College London associates/alumni. They brought a highly-praised production of the show to the stage from the 14th to 16th of December. Find out more about them on the official Middleman Instagram, or head to the 2023 production programme.

ACT I, scene five

'I’ll tell you one thing: there are no middlemen in this game. There are loyal men, and there are
dead men.'