Saturday, 21 Mar
18:15
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Times
6:15pm, 7:45pm Sat
Running Time 0 hours
Venue Studio, York Theatre Royal
Fishville by Afsaneh Gray
The story starts when a young man named Jared takes to the sea in swimming gear but never starts swimming… His death, which follows on from the unexpected sale of his parents’ house, throws the community into chaos. When the daughter of the man who bought Jared’s house arrives in Saltwell and finds a severed foot washed up at her feet, she and the daughter of the ‘second homers’ decide to investigate what drove Jared into the sea. They uncover a local myth about an underwater community – did Jared believe the myth? Then, ‘Jared’ starts posting messages, asking his friends to join him. With the new girl’s father spending more and more time in the sea, and the myth gaining traction, the young people must figure out what’s going on before anybody else is lost to a vengeful ocean…
Afsaneh Gray is a writer for screen, stage and audio, published by Methuen Drama. She is the winner of the Brian Way Award with her play for young people, The Border. Other productions include the critically acclaimed Octopus, a satire about what it means to be British. Her plays have been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize and Women’s Prize for Playwriting, and shortlisted for the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Prize. For television, she has written for Shakespeare & Hathaway and Doctors (both BBC). Her original TV comedy, Lulu The Extremist, was selected for the UKTV 50:50 scheme. She is represented by Giles Smart at United Agents.
