Details

"That distant stretch of sea where sky and water merge. It's called the offing." In a Britain still reeling from the Second World War, 16-year-old Robert Appleyard sets out on an adventure - to walk from his home in Durham to Scarborough, where he hopes to find work. But he never gets there. Just up the coast at Robin Hood's Bay, a chance encounter with the bohemian and eccentric Dulcie Piper leads to a lifelong friendship that will come to define them both. She introduces him to the joys of good food and wine, of art and literature. He helps her lay to rest a ghost from the past. World Premiere

Cast/Performers

Ana Silvera (recordings), Rob Harbron (recordings), Aidan O'Rourke (recordings), Jasper Hoiby (recordings), James Gladdon, Cate Hamer, Ingvild Lakou

Creatives/Company

Book by: Benjamin Myers
Adapted by: Janice Okoh (with additional material by Paul Robinson)
Producer(s): Stephen Joseph Theatre, Live Theatre Newcastle upon Tyne
Director(s): Paul Robinson, Gemma Payne (movement), Sarah Hughes (CDG - casting director), Alice Kynman (assistant)
Design: Helen Goddard
Lighting: Sally Ferguson
Music: Ana Silvera
Sound(s): Ana Silvera, Paul Stear (associated sound designer), Daniel Abell (associate sound designer)