In House · The Portland Studio
The Woods That Night
by Arwyn Clayton
What is it that you think makes a story our own? That we have lived it? Or that we feel it?
- Dates
- Thu 3 Dec to Sat 5 Dec
- Running time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Tickets
- Adult £10.00 · Student/Concession £8.00 · Member £6.00
- Guidance
- To be confirmed
About the show
What is it that you think makes a story our own? That we have lived it? Or that we feel it? Years ago, Darcy and her best friend snuck out to spend a fantastical night in the woods, and by morning their friendship was in tatters. Now, Darcy spends her days lost in a fairytale, turning that fateful night over in her mind and longing for an opportunity to fix what she broke. She ventures back, returning to the forest untethered from reality. There she encounters a series of its peculiar inhabitants who refuse to offer her either clear help or hindrance on her journey to face the monster that haunts her, and find her best friend at last. But everything may not have happened quite as Darcy wants to remember it, and perhaps the line between nightmare and reality is only a matter of perspective.
Straight through, with no interval. Latecomer policy to be confirmed.
Where
The Portland Studio, Studio A18, Portland Building, University Park, Nottingham,
Content warnings
Staging
What the production does to the room- Loud noisesSustained loud sound.
Depicted
Shown as part of the action- Homophobia
- Sexism and misogyny
- Strong languageSwearing and profanity.
Discussed
Talked about at length, but not shown- BullyingIncluding cyberbullying.
- Emotional abuse and manipulationGaslighting, coercion, controlling behaviour.
- Mental illnessDepression, anxiety, psychosis and similar.
- SuicideIncluding attempts and suicidal ideation.
Mentioned
Referred to in passing- Murder
- Sexual assault and rape
About these warnings
Discussions of nightmares, dissociation and suicidal thoughts. Sex is mentioned with an implication of sexual assault. Low-level intimacy and physical contact.
Performances
The Portland StudioThursday 3 December at 19:30
Tickets available
Doors 19:00
Member £6.00 · Student/Concession £8.00 · Adult £10.00
Friday 4 December at 19:30
Tickets available
Doors 19:00
Member £6.00 · Student/Concession £8.00 · Adult £10.00
Saturday 5 December at 14:30
Tickets available
Doors 14:00
Member £6.00 · Student/Concession £8.00 · Adult £10.00
Saturday 5 December at 19:30
Tickets available
Doors 19:00
Member £6.00 · Student/Concession £8.00 · Adult £10.00
No booking fees. Booking online holds your seats. You pay at the box office when you arrive.