19:45, Tue 23rd – Sat 27th July 2019 at ADC Theatre
Summer Vacation

Home and family is something we all desire. The Summerhouse explores the need for belonging, brotherhood and love, with compassion and wit. Rose’s house was the best home Alan and Kurt ever knew, and years later they are reunited at their foster mother’s funeral, in the garden where they played cricket and fantasised as kids. In order to keep their precious home they have to do things they regret, challenging their brotherhood. Now that they are adults this drama exposes their complex memories and how far they will go to preserve their version of the past.

The young never appreciate the consequences of their actions, but whatever happened in the summerhouse, Alan and Kurt have to face the truth. Do all our misdeeds stay with us for ever, or can we put them in order to find peace?

The Summerhouse is one of six original one-act plays that make up the WRiTEON Festival, a celebration of new writing across all three ADC venues: the ADC Auditorium, the Corpus Playroom, and the Larkum Studio. This unique collection spans genres, themes and styles. Dip in or complete the set for the full experience.