27

Details

In writer Abi Morgan's new work for the National Theatre of Scotland, 27, we are offered a meditation on religious faith and the question of what the future may hold for any or all of us. The play finds its characters cloistered in a convent existence, the nature of their monastic minds the focus of a study brought in from the outside. A team of American scientists approach the nuns to see if they'll take part in a project on Alzheimer's and the process of ageing. It's a very particular study into the brains of the nuns after their deaths. It's a study of faith, love and miracles.

Cast/Performers

Maureen Beattie, Lesley Hart, Finn den Hertog, Molly Innes, Colette O'Neil, Ashley Smith, Benny Young

Creatives/Company

Author: Abi Morgan
Producer(s): National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
Director: Vicky Featherstone
Design: Merle Hensel
Costume: Merle Hensel
Sound: Nick Powell
Music: Nick Powell
Lighting: Natasha Chivers