Personal change in its most vivid and catastrophic form. "His eyes had been full of thoughts. Pity. Pity and something else; a distance given to a wounded animal which could not be helped." Joe Simpson's memoir Touching the Void, international bestseller and BAFTA-winning film sensation, charts his struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.The heart of the novel is Joe Simpson's mental battle as he teeters on the very brink of death and despair in a crevasse from which he can't possibly climb to safety. Also unforgettable in the story is the appalling dilemma of Simon Yates, perched on an unstable snow-cliff, battered by freezing winds and desperate to rescue the injured Simpson, who hangs from a rope below him. Knowing that they will both ultimately fall into the void, he makes the critical decision to cut the rope, forever changing the lives of both of them. What happens when you have to face death squarely in the face and how do you find the strength to crawl back towards life?T1327944324Producer Bristol Old Vic. Producer Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Producer Royal & Derngate Northampton. Producer Fuel Theatre. Producer Fiery Angel. Director Tom Morris. Design Ti Green. Costume Ti Green. Lighting Chris Davey. Music Jon Nicholls. Sound Jon Nicholls. Director Sasha Milavic Davies (movement). Director Jill Green (CDG - casting). Performer Fiona Hampton (Sarah). Performer Patrick McNamee (Richard). Performer Josh Williams (Joe). Performer Angus Yellowlees (Simon). Performer Andy Sellers (understudy Joe / Simon). Performer Theo St Claire (understudy Richard). Performer Holly Carpenter (understudy Sarah). | |
| 26 May 21 to 29 May 21 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L0626050705 |
T01695505745Producer Bristol Old Vic. Producer Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Producer Royal & Derngate Northampton. Producer Fuel Theatre. Adapted by David Greig. Director Tom Morris. Design Ti Green. Lighting Chris Davey. Music Jon Nicholls. Sound Jon Nicholls. Director Sasha Milavic Davies (movement director). Director Jill Green (casting director). Performer Fiona Hampton. Performer Patrick McNamee. Performer Josh Williams. Performer Angus Yellowlees. | |
| 9 Nov 19 to 29 Feb 20 | Duke of York's Theatre, West End :: V392 listing details L0179611610 |
T1928406890Producer Bristol Old Vic. Producer Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Producer Royal & Derngate Northampton. Producer Fuel Theatre. Adapted by David Greig. Director Tom Morris. Performer Josh Williams (Simpson). Performer Edward Hayter (Simon Yates). Performer Fiona Hampton. Performer Patrick McNamee. | |
| 19 Mar 19 to 23 Mar 19 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L382773387 |
| 14 Mar 19 to 16 Mar 19 | Eden Court Theatre, Inverness :: V626 listing details L02049403359 |
| 7 Mar 19 to 10 Mar 19 | Perth Theatre, Perth :: V637 listing details L01976361508 |
| 24 Jan 19 to 16 Feb 19 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh :: V604 listing details L0465303111 |
T01679748750World PremiereProducer Bristol Old Vic. Producer Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Producer Royal & Derngate Northampton. Producer Fuel Theatre. Adapted by David Greig. Director Tom Morris. Performer Josh Williams (Simpson). Performer Edward Hayter (Simon Yates). Performer Fiona Hampton. Performer Patrick McNamee. | |
| 9 Oct 18 to 20 Oct 18 | Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L01556330758 |
| 8 Sep 18 to 29 Sep 18 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L1627691684 |
