Pentabus and ThickSkin announce the full cast and creative team for Driftwood; an intoxicating and mystical new play by award-winning writer Tim Foley in a distinctive physical and cinematic production. The play will be touring the UK from 12th October to 19th November 2023, debuting at Ludlow and closing the show in Ormskirk.
Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad – but the sea has other ideas. These are the shores of Vikings, Victorians, van drivers and visions. The tide is out but the chips are hot. Mark, played by James Westphal, and Tiny, played by Jerome Yates, go for walks along the beach at Seaton Carew. Their dad is dying, and their town is crumbling. Family rifts and political divides try to pull them apart, and a figure made of driftwood stalks the shore at night…
An inspiring, expansive story about hope, love, belonging and the tides within us.
When Pentabus approached Tim Foley to write a new play, Tim knew what he wanted to write…
“I’m delighted to be heading home with my new play Driftwood. North East England has coastlines that get under your skin, and I wanted to write the kind of story that lets you taste the salt in the air and gets sand between your toes. This tale, with its bickering brothers and ancient myths and bags full of chips, is as wild and varied as the landscape that bore it – so join us in celebrating an area and confronting the forces that are working against it.”
