A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Across seven centuries, small groups of children seek sanctuary in the same solid old wardrobe. It's the safest place they know - but is it safe enough? The Wardrobe was commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK. With a variety of roles for young actors, the play can be performed by a large cast of up to twenty-eight, or a smaller cast with doubling. Sam Holcroft's plays include...
A gripping journey through British history that shows how our country was shaped and how connected we are with our past. Across seven centuries, small...
Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living. But what happens when an extended family gathers for Christmas and they each follow those rules, rigidly? In Sam Holcroft's theatrically playful, dark comedy, long-held mechanisms for survival are laid bare and everyone, even Mum, becomes embroiled. Rules for Living premiered at the National Theatre in March 2015.
Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living. But what happens when an extended family gathers for Christmas and they each foll...
