The Outrun | Wed 31 Jul – Sat 24 Aug | Church Hill Theatre
Edinburgh International Festival at The LyceumThe Outrun | Wed 31 Jul – Sat 24 Aug | Church Hill Theatre
Part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2024 at Church Hill Theatre
WORLD PREMIERE
Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir is brought to life in an epic and elemental world premiere.
Olivier Award-winning playwright Stef Smith joins forces with Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, to reimagine Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir. Edinburgh's producing theatre The Lyceum returns to the International Festival to present this world premiere. A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. She has no idea how or if she can rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
Flashing back and forth between Orkney and London, we get a glimpse into her former urban existence and its intoxicating temptations that pushed her to the point of destruction. She must find a way to navigate the alluring wildlife and wildness of both environments.
Smith's urgent retelling speaks to the impact of isolation and loneliness and – ultimately – the resilience of people.
The Outrun will be running at Church Hill Theatre
One of Scotland's boldest chroniclers of contemporary women's lives
The Stage on Stef Smith
CHORUS
- Tatiana Chater Davies
- Sally Georgina Pitts
- Lawrence Smith
- Rose Stachniewska
- Petre Dobre (BSL performances only)