Very well put together – well done!
About The Show
This is a story about making a house a home.
It’s about moving to a new neighbourhood and slowly finding a community.
It’s about letting go of the past, dealing with grief, and making new memories.
Finally, it’s about a writer struggling to write a show.
The show has four strands that start disconnected and then, over 70 minutes, weave together to tell the story. The core is about moving into a new house – discovering everything right (and wrong) with the house you now own, meeting the neighbours, making friends and the slow path to acceptance. The core story focuses on three sets of neighbours including an elderly woman (who is the anchor to the rest of the show).
The supporting stories are:
- Photographs that are narrated that give snapshots of a woman’s life – from a new home to leaving 60 years later.
- A singular memory of a couple going to see their first home for the first time in the mid 1960s.
- A man sat at his desk writing a new show called “We’re Not Getting A Dog” but finding himself unable to start.
Why now?
- It’s about growing old and dealing with grief and loss.
- It’s about self-doubt.
- It’s about inter-generational friendship.
- It’s about seeing the beauty in the little things in life.
Video Clip
*recorded in a quite grim, soulless rehearsal room without any lighting kit, an audience or any ambience at all (the other films are more representative). I’ve also managed to inexplicably cut of the top of my head in the clip too.
Dates
- 16 Apr, 2025 – Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
- 1 Oct, 2025 – Theatre @ 41, York
- 2 Oct, 2025 – Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli
- 8 Nov, 2025 – Porters, Cardiff
- 18 Nov, 2025 – Arts Hub, Ripon
- 1 Feb, 2026 – Norwich Theatre, Stage Two
- 12 Feb, 2026 – Arts Centre, Aberwystwyth
- 14 Feb, 2026 – Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
Tour Pack
Contact
For more information or for an informal chat about the show e-mail Sam at darklaughs@outlook.com