Weald

★★★★ The Times
★★★★ West End Frame
★★★★ West End Wilma
★★★★ London Theatre 1
★★★★ The LGBTQ Arts Review
★★★★ BritishTheatre.com
★★★★ Carn’s Theatre Passion
★★★★ Paul in London
★★★★ WhatsOnStage
OffWestEnd nomination – Best Male Performance David Crellin

In association with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and supported by BBC Performing Arts Fund Legacy Grant, the world premiere of Weald by award-winning new playwright Daniel Foxsmith.

On a remote livery yard in rural England, Jim arrives ‘home’ after eight years away, in need of work. It didn’t end so well last time, but he’s sure that this time it’ll be different…

Sam, as old as the fixtures and fittings themselves, reluctantly agrees – there’s work to be done after all. As the men attempt to pick up from where they left off, fresh cracks appear beside old wounds. Things have changed. But the world can only be held at bay for so long before the two men will have to answer for their actions.

A terse and delicate dissection of male emotions from a rural perspective: fathers and sons, honour and legacy, molasses and mud.

Weald is Daniel Foxsmith’s third full length play. It is directed by Bryony Shanahan, director of critically acclaimed shows Operation Crucible and Bitch Boxer. Both, along with Charlotte Josephine, are co-Artistic Directors of multi-award winning Snuff Box Theatre.

FREE POST SHOW DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2016

A Pursuit of Happiness podcast hosted by award-winning writers Luke Barnes and Brad Birch.

Along with fellow writer Charlotte Josephine and Weald writer Daniel Foxsmith, hosts Luke and Brad discuss our modern relationship with happiness. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of modern living – this episode looks at the relationship between masculinity today and happiness.

This event is free to ticketholders for the Friday, 12 February performance.

FREE POST SHOW DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY, 19 JANUARY 2016

With Dr. Robin Hadley, Dr. John Miles, Joseph Guthrie and writer Daniel Foxsmith

Dr. Robin Hadley has just completed PhD research that examines the lived experience of involuntarily childless older men

http://www.wantedtobeadad.com

Dr. John Miles has been a community development worker with older people in London for over 35 years. He was awarded a masters in gerontology at King’s College and recently completed a PhD at Keele on the intergenerational initiatives of the city of Manchester.

Joseph Guthrie is a CALM ambassador and is a UK-based IT professional, musician, and writer. Originally from south London, most of his education was set in central Florida (United States).

http://mediadiversified.org/category/joseph-guthrie/

This event is free to ticketholders for the Friday, 19 February performance.