Almost Near
by Pamela Carter
by Pamela Carter
Almost Near is a powerful play that intertwines the lives of four British soldiers in Afghanistan and a couple in the UK as they grapple with trauma, imagination, and the complexities of human connection amidst chaos.
About The Play
About The Play
A Finborough Theatre commission, following a highly successful staged reading at Vibrant 2012 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights and its world premiere run at Germany’s Dresden Staatshauspeel, a UK premiere from award-winning playwright, Pamela Carter.
Afghanistan. Amongst the debris of a bomb-attack blast, four young British soldiers try to pick up the pieces.
The UK. A couple worry about the strange behaviour of their nine year old son and his imaginary friend as their marriage crumbles around them.
Separated by 3000 miles, but they are all in it together…
Exploring themes of war, trauma, kinship and empathy, Almost Near is a stunning new play about wanting to be a part of something, and what it means to be alive.