A Lyric Hammersmith, Munich Kammerspiele and TEATER NO99 production

Written by: Simon Stephens Directed by: Sebastian Nübling Venue: Lyric Hammersmith

‘It’s not going to get dark tonight.’

The London premiere of a dark new thriller by Simon Stephens, set across three countries exploring human trafficking and the vice trade.

A woman’s severed head is washed up on the banks of the Thames in Hammersmith. Two British detectives set off on the trail of her murderers. While crossing borders and language barriers they enter a nightmarish world that will change one of them forever.

Simon Stephens was last at the Lyric with the award-winning Punk Rock and A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky.

‘Wonderful… A superb production.’ Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

‘A profoundly great evening.’ Die Welt (Germany)

Creatives

Written by Simon Stephens Directed by Sebastian Nübling Designed by Ene-Liis Semper Music and Sound Design by Lars Wittershagen Lighting by Stephan Mariani Dramaturgy by Julia Lochte and Eero Epner Estonian translation by Anu Lamp German translation by Barbara Christ

Cast

Rasmus Kaljujarv, Risto Kuber, Lasse Myhr, Mirtel Pohla, Jaak Prints, Gert Raudsep, Ferdy Roberts, Steven Scharf, Rupert Simonian, Cigdem Teke, Nicolas Tennant, Tambet Tuisk, Sergo Vares. Partners (funders, sponsors, co-commissioners)

Partners

A Lyric Hammersmith, Munich Kammerspiele and TEATER NO99 production