sat 28 mar | 7:30pm-8.30pm
One day, a young man in swimming gear takes to the sea
– but never starts swimming.
Jared’s death, following the unexpected sale of his parents’ house, throws a community into chaos. When Faith, the daughter of the man who bought Jared’s house, arrives in Saltwell and finds a severed foot washed up at her feet, she and Connie, the daughter of the ‘second homers’, decide to investigate what drove Jared into the sea. Uncovering a local myth about an underwater community, suspicions rise as to whether Jared could have believed this tale. With ‘Jared’ posting messages, asking his friends to join him, Faith’s father spending more and more time in the sea, and the myth gaining traction, the young people must figure out what’s going on – before anybody else is lost to a vengeful ocean…
Afsaneh Gray is a writer for screen, stage and audio, published by Methuen Drama, and the winner of the Brian Way Award with her play for young people, ‘The Border’. Other productions include the critically acclaimed ‘Octopus’, a satire about what it means to be British. Her plays have been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize and Women’s Prize for Playwriting, and shortlisted for the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Prize. For television, she has written for ‘Shakespeare & Hathaway’ and ‘Doctors’ (both BBC). Her original TV comedy, ‘Lulu The Extremist’, was selected for the UKTV 50:50 scheme. She is represented by Giles Smart at United Agents.
directed by michelle barrington & HANNAH brailsford
WRITTEN BY afsaneh gray
Presented by platform theatre as part of the National Theatre Connections Festival
recommended viewing age, 12yrs+
content warnings: strong language; themes alluding to radicalisation and conspiracy theories; references to suicide/self-harm.
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