Northern Stage

Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, after 50 years the strength of Joseph Heller's story is undiminished. The war time satire will be directed by two-time Obie Award-winning and Drama Desk nominated director Rachel Chavkin. The novel, published in 1961, and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. It is often cited as one of the greatest novels of all time, ranking 11th in the 2003 BBC survey The Big Read.

Set in the closing months of World War II, a bombardier named Yossarian is trapped in the absurd world of an inescapable war. Frantic and furious, as thousands of people he has never met try to kill him Yossarian is stalked and thwarted by the merciless Catch-22.

Suitable for age 14+