Open rehearsal / Stolen Ground

Show & Culture

After their initial collaboration on Deliver Us, commissioned by the Théâtres de la Ville as part of the Connection project, playwright Anna Leader and director Richard Twyman reunite for Stolen Ground. This new production features an international team, delving into intricate themes of heritage, history, and the ties of friendship. A girl invites her best friend to her family’s mysterious overseas estate for the holidays. When her grandfather dies and the friend reveals that her future at their elite boarding school is in jeopardy, the girl makes a decision with far-reaching consequences. What they uncover next raises difficult questions about whether they can confront the past and save their friendship.