Dundee Rep Ensemble presents
THE CHILDREN
Tuesday 1 - Saturday 19 March
“Retired people are like nuclear power stations. We like to live by the sea.”
Two retired nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever on yogurt and yoga, until an old friend arrives with a frightening request.
Hailed as one of the top 3 in The Guardian's recent "Best Theatre shows of the 21st Century", The Children premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2016 then transferred to Broadway where it was nominated for Best Play at both the Tony Awards and the Outer Critics Circle and now receives its Scottish Premiere here at Dundee Rep. Lucy Kirkwood's previous plays also include Chimerica (winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play, the Evening Standard Award, the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award).
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Andrew Panton
Set & Costume Designer Karen Tennent
Lighting Designer Simon Wilkinson
Sound Designer Tom Penny
★ ★ ★ ★
"A richly suggestive and beautifully written piece of work.... Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation"
The Independent (The Children 2016)
★ ★ ★ ★
"Grips compulsively"
The Guardian (The Children 2016)
★ ★ ★ ★
"All kinds of undercurrents swirl beneath the conversational ebbs and flows, by turns convivial and toxic."
The Telegraph (The Children 2016)
★ ★ ★ ★
"This is sci-fi kitted out with real people, real dilemmas, real scope. It’s really good."
Time Out (The Children 2016)
"An eco-thriller, bristling with chills and suspense"
New York Times, Critics Pick (The Children 2016)