Nottingham Playhouse have announced the cast for Lucy Kirkwood’s gripping thriller The Children, which plays at the venue from 23 March-6 April.

This deft three-hander stars Sally Dexter (Emmerdale, ITV) as Rose, Caroline Harker (A Touch of Frost, ITV) as Hazel, and Clive Mantle (Casualty and Holby City, BBC) as Robin.

Lucy Kirkwood’s intimate portrait of relationships contrasted against the epic sweep of a post-apocalyptic world is directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward. Hazel and Robin are nuclear physicists, living out their retirement on the east coast. When old friend Rose visits, her shocking proposal threatens their entire future. This witty and taut play forces us to examine how our life choices affect each other, as well as future generations.

Kirsty Patrick Ward said: “I am overjoyed with the incredible cast we have brought together for Lucy Kirkwood’s pertinent, insightful and deeply moving play. To have three such formidable talents engaged on a play of this calibre is every director’s dream, and I cannot wait to see what we will find in the rehearsal room when exploring Lucy’s stirring text.

“The Children feels more relevant than ever, and with such a company now assembled, we hope and will endeavour to bring something truly special to the mighty Nottingham Playhouse stage.”

The production features design by Amy Jane Cook, lighting by Jamie Platt, sound by Dominic Brennan, movement direction and intimacy coordination by Struan Leslie, and casting by Ginny Schiller CDG.

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