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In 1939, on the eve of the second world war, two young Cambridge ornithologists arrive on a remote, uninhabited Scottish island, sent by the Government to survey the island's birds. For Robert, it is the fulfillment of his dream to find the elusive Leach's Petrel - a bird that only makes landfall to breed on outlying islands. For John, it is a chance to learn from his talented mentor. With them on the island are Kirk, the authoritarian leaseholder, and his niece Ellen, a young woman who dreams of the stars of silent comedy. Left alone on a scrap of land, surrounded by the vast Atlantic, the boys, Kirk and Ellen observe each other, are drawn together, and, ultimately, take a journey which pushes at the limits of what it is to be human. Poetic, intense and gripping, Outlying Islands is a glimpse of an innocence, a way of seeing and a way of being young that is about to be destroyed forever.

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Author: David Greig

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Archive listings for Outlying Islands (2019)

Work type: Play. There are performances of this work in the listings (current and future) database, see Outlying Islands

T02137465526

Company Atticist. Director Jessica Lazar. Director Jennifer Fletcher (movement director). Director Charlie Norburn (assistant). Stage ManagerTimothy Kelly. Design Anna Lewis. Costume Anna Lewis. Lighting David Doyle. Sound Christopher Preece. Producer Bridie Bischoff. Producer David Doyle. Producer Tom Ford. Performer Rose Wardlaw. Performer Ken Drury. Performer Jack McMillan. Performer Tom Machell.

9 Jan 19 to 2 Feb 19

The King's Head Theatre, Inner London :: V235
listing details L0496828147

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