theatre

Acclaimed novelist, commissioned to write a play as part of the National Theatre’s New Connections programme for young people and the result is a short play which is both funny and poignant for a cast of six.

A group of people are rehearsing The Importance of Being Earnest but, as they attempt to perform a play which is alien to them, it becomes apparent that their surroundings are not normal. Gradually, as tensions mount, squabbles ensue and each young person’s story starts to emerge.