Blue Heart By Caryl Churchill

Visionary playwright Caryl Churchill brings together two exhilarating one act plays in Blue Heart, which we’re delighted to add to our in-house production repertoire, in a co-production with the Orange Tree Theatre and directed by David Mercatali.

Heart’s Desire tells the story of a family awaiting their daughter’s return from Australia, though in a series of alternative scenarios, the play collapses as it keeps veering off in unexpected and ridiculous directions.

Blue Kettle tells the story of conman Derek and the five women he misleads into believing he is their biological son. Try as he might, Derek’s plans are scuppered as the play is invaded by a virus.

In Churchill’s ever-inventive style, the plays pull apart language and structure in a way that is theatrically remarkable and fast-paced, in a stirring yet truthful exploration of family and relationships.