An inspiring story about hope, love and belonging.
From the company that produced hit shows How Not To Drown and Peak Stuff.
Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad - but the sea has other ideas. Mark and Tiny walk the shore of Seaton Carew in the North East. Their dad is dying, and their town is crumbling. Family rifts and political divides try to pull them apart, while a figure made of driftwood stalks the shore at night.
ThickSkin and Pentabus are two of the UK’s most prominent theatre companies. Joining forces to present Driftwood, by former Bruntwood Prize Winner, Tim Foley(Electric Rosary).
Directed by a stellar team, Elle While (The Globe’s Hamlet, West End revival The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and Neil Bettles (How Not To Drown, Disney’s Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Frantic Assembly’s The Unreturning), this play perfectly balances a moving and at times funny story in a physical and visually striking production.
Where?
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh - Part of UK Tour
Stewart - ★★★★★
"An outstanding two-hander performance here in this exceptionally well mounted, paced and moving story of two brothers being reunited in a time of grief.
The dialogue in Tim Foley's script is spiky, often very funny and clever and give a vibrant rich history to the characters. The performances from James Westphal as the cautious older brother and Jerome Yates as his younger sibling with a vibrant imagination covering his trauma are exceptionally good.
It's a bit of a heart wrencher at times, often mysterious (with tales of figures in the water of the seaside town), and the physical theatre sequences add another level of intrigue.
A very fine piece of theatre from an exciting creative team. Perfection."
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