“If I wait here, the world stands still. Not the actual world, that would be ridiculous.” Strangers along an anonymous road in the East Anglian countryside are thrown together by unusual circumstances involving roadworks and a pet iguana named Gloria. When G crashes into a hedge somewhere in Norfolk, and Ted puts his all into looking after his ex-girlfriend’s reptile companion, neither could possibly foresee the bizarre and incredibly tenuous effects they'll have on other people dotted along this rural trunk route with nothing much going for it. Toby Moran Mylett's new play is about the peculiarities of country life, the experience of being an outsider and the invisible lines that connect our experiences. Following previews in 2023 at Camden People's Theatre, fiftysixty bring this dryly funny and moving take on modern loneliness to audiences in South London.
The Bread & Roses Theatre is at 68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham SW4 6DZ, London, London.
Destination: 'Old Hag' (10/12/24-10/12/24)