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  • She came out of the sea
    Crawled out of the mud, quietly
    Shy and beautiful, brushing off sand and shells

    England trembles in the grip of a devastating epidemic.
    But in a brutally remote coastal village, quiet Derek waits for love and life to really begin.
    Then Lydia arrives. She burns brightly – incandescently. Beyond Derek’s wildest dreams.
    And she is hiding something.

    When Derek discovers her secret – out by a restless sea, they are both propelled into a strange new world of conflicted desire and dangerous loyalties. Where terrifying forces test their courage and humanity.

    But can love survive the fear inside?


    Rising star Alex Lawther (named “Young British Performer of the Year” at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards for his performance of the Young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game) leads the cast. Joining Alex are Alexander Arnold (best known for playing Rich Hardbeck in Skins and most recently playing Jim Carter in Poldark) and Hannah Britland (who played Lydia in Skins and most recently Sam in Fresh Meat).

    Ben Musgrave’s Pretend You Have Big Buildings – ‘an exceptional play… original, sophisticated, intelligent’ was the winner of the first Bruntwood Prize, and was performed in the main house of the Royal Exchange Manchester.

    Russell Bolam returns to Southwark Playhouse where he directed acclaimed productions of Shivered, The Seagull and Three Sisters.

    Publicity image by Alex Rafael Rose

    Suitable for 14+
    Contains Smoking

  • Creative Team

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    Russell Bolam

    Designer
    Ellan Parry

    Lighting Designer
    Richard Godin

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    Richard Hammarton

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    Georgia Fleury Reynolds

    Cast

    Clare Almond
    Alexander Arnold
    Hannah Britland
    Laura Howard
    Alex Lawther
    Simon Lenagan

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