The essence of every religion and the basis of every moral science sermon is good deeds. But of course, not even those who call themselves spiritual abide by it. In this age when the lines between good and evil are being blurred all the time, how can a 15th century morality play be turned into a contemporary piece of theatre?

Rufus Norris, the newly appointed head of London’s National Theatre answers this question with a production that uses words, visual effects, music, dance and every old and new technique that can be used in a modern play and comes up with Everyman. UK’s poet laureate Carol Anne Duffy has worked with the old text to create a new play (in free verse) that works in tandem with the surreal imagery.