Gut

Tron Theatre, Glasgow; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

May 2018

Overview

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I know my boy. I’d know if something had happened to him.

Maddy and Rory are devoted parents to 3-year-old Joshua, committed to keeping him happy and safe.

But when an everyday visit to a supermarket café turns into a far more troubling incident, their trust even in those closest to them is shattered. Fear and doubt consume them, until they reach a savage breaking point.

Gut is a taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children. And whether it’s more dangerous not to trust at all.

Written by Fringe First award-winning playwright Frances Poet (Adam), Gut was shortlisted for the 2016 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, and is directed by award-winning Traverse Associate Director Zinnie Harris.

Commissioned by National Theatre of Scotland. A National Theatre of Scotland new writing project in partnership with Tron Theatre and Traverse Theatre

World PremiereTraverse Theatre Company in association with National Theatre of Scotland

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  • A man and a woman face each other on the stage
  • A mother stands at a swingset looking anxious. At her feet is a basket of washing and coloured toy bricks are scattered all over the floor.
  • A man stands with folded arms in the background. A woman looking fearful out of focus in the foreground.
  • A man and woman are facing each other, holding hands and smiling
  • A man and woman sit at a table. The man is leaning in, saying something to the woman, who is turned away from him looking upset.
  • A woman sits at a table looking at a child's car seat, sitting on the table in front of her. She is crying. A man is in the background making a phone call.

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