A "touching" and "intimate" portrayal of real family life is coming to a Stoke Newington theatre this January.
Things I Know to be True will run for 11 performances at the Tower Theatre on Northwold Road, Stoke Newington, from January 21 to31.
Directed by Rosanna Preston, the play tells the story of Bob and Fran, parents who have raised four children in their family home.
When their youngest daughter, Rosie, returns unexpectedly from a trip around Europe, long-buried tensions begin to surface.
Set over the course of a year, the play examines the ways familial love can be tested as old values clash with modern realities, all leading up to a final, life-changing event.
It explores themes of love, self-identity, and growing up, offering what the Tower Theatre describes as a “touching and intimate portrayal of real family life”.
Tickets can be booked at www.towertheatre.org.uk/things.
Things I Know to be True was originally developed as a collaboration between State Theatre Company South Australia and Frantic Assembly.
It has since enjoyed successful tours in both Australia and the UK and was revived at the Lyric Hammersmith in 2017.
This latest production marks Ms Preston’s second time directing at the Tower.
She previously directed Prodigal as part of the theatre’s Nick Hern Shorts evening and Visitors with the Woodhouse Players.
Ms Preston is also an actor and most recently appeared in The Children at the Tower Theatre.
The Guardian awarded the Dunstan Playhouse production in Adelaide four stars, noting: “Things I Know To Be True is a snapshot of life, and like life it comes with countless themes.
"Audiences will pull out different strands and different stories to focus on.
"But ultimately beating its way steadily through the work is the low-level fears we all must live with: that we love too much, or that we don’t love enough."
The Telegraph gave the Lyric Hammersmith production five stars, calling it “a thing of beauty”.
Tickets for the Tower Theatre production are priced between £9 and £15, with all tickets half price on opening night.
Group discounts are also available.
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