by Andrew Bovell. Directed by Rosanna Preston
It wasn’t meant to be like this. I thought they’d be… better versions of us
Wednesday 21 – Saturday 24 January and
Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 January at 7.30pm.
Matinées on Saturdays 24 and 31 January at 3pm.
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington
Bob and Fran have brought up their four children in the family home but now they’ve all moved away, except for youngest daughter Rosie who returns home unexpectedly from a European trip. This in turn shakes up the established family hierarchies and, throughout the changing seasons of a year, we witness the many different ways family love can be tested and stretched to breaking point, as old fashioned values clash with modern expectations until a final shattering event unites them.
Described as “beautifully touching” as well as “funny and bold”, Things I Know to be True began as a collaboration between State Theatre Company South Australia and Frantic Assembly. The play enjoyed a hugely successful tour of Australia and the UK, and was revived at the Lyric Hammersmith in 2017 when The Telegraph gave it 5 stars, calling it “a thing of beauty.”
Tickets will be on sale shortly