Far Away & Seagulls

Set in a dystopian society, Far Away is an unsettling and darkly comic play that changed the landscape of contemporary theatre. Read more …

A decade after its London premiere, it continues to powerfully resonate with world events today. Presented in a double-bill with the rarely performed short play Seagulls, also by Caryl Churchill.

When a young girl wakes in the night at her aunt and uncle’s house, she hears and sees things no child could forget.

Driven by fear and teetering on the brink of self-destruction, society has lost all moral bearings and nature has turned on itself. The wasps have been killing horses, the cats have come in on the side of the French and it’s hard to know whom to trust.

As Joan she grapples with a brutal and engulfing paranoia, a love affair plays out against the odds.

Frequently referred to as ‘the greatest living English playwright’, Caryl Churchill is the author of over 30 plays including Top Girls, Serious Money and Cloud Nine.

Far Away will be performed in a double bill with the rarely staged SEAGULLS, a short play about a woman who has the unusual gift of being able to move objects by power of thought.