NUCLEAR WAR by Simon Stephens

Acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens‘ text weaves us through the inner passages of a woman’s mind as she walks the city alone. This is a physical and visual theatre piece that explores the sensory experience of grief and urban loneliness. What do we mean to each other in a world that won’t stop changing?

Content disclosures:

Sexually explicit language

Credits

Tal Schatsky (Director/Choreographer)
Mia Rinaldi (Stage Manager)
Camille Orwin (Composer)
Paige MacGillivray (Lighting Designer)
Evan Horne (Sound Designer)

Cast:
Alison Kertz (Woman)
Errol Rodrigues (Man)

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An amateur production by arrangement with Cursing and Sobbing LTD.
NUCLEAR WAR was first premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London on 19th April 2017.

Emergence Festival 2026

Emergence is a festival of new work from the graduating artists of the MFA Acting/Directing Classical and Contemporary Text programme.

Emergence 2026 will include a range of provocative live performances and gripping short films presented across four days in January, returning to Glasgow’s iconic Centre for Contemporary Arts and surrounding venues.

These creative projects are the result of what can happen when artists are given a small budget and autonomy to respond to the provocation: what is the future of theatre and film?