Synopsis
Alys, Always
Lucinda Coxon from Harriet Lane
Large Mixed Cast
Frances works on the books pages of a Sunday newspaper
She's quiet and capable, but nobody takes much notice - her face is always pressed to the window, on the outside, looking in
But then one evening, driving back to London after visiting her infuriating parents, she comes across an overturned car crumpled on the side of the road
She waits with the injured driver - Alys Kyte - until the ambulance arrives
Later, Alys's famous family gets in touch
Now Frances finds herself ushered for the first time into the world on the other side of the window
And now she begins to wonder:- what will it take to stay and belong?
CAST
M6,F8 + Extras (M5,F6 doubling)
REVIEWS
'Wonderfully observed a gripping, psychologically complex achievement, whose greatest success is the lingering sense of unease" Sunday Telegraph on Harriet Lane's novel
This stage adaptation was premiered at the Bridge Theatre, London, in February 2019, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Joanne Froggatt and Robert Glenister