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Stage adaptation of American journalist Joan Didion's memoirs of the same name, about the aftermath of her husband's sudden death.

"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it. We know that someone close to us could die. We might expect to feel shock. We do not expect this shock to be obliterative, dislocating to both body and mind. We might expect to be prostrate, inconsolable, crazy with loss. We do not expect to be literally crazy – cool customers who believe that their husband is about to return and need his shoes."

Play by Simon Vinnicombe.

"In the aftermath of an unspeakable yet avoidable tragedy, a family finds themselves torn apart by grief and turning for comfort to Daniel, the troubled teenage boy who lives next door."

By William Chadwick.

"When scintillating Sally Forthe comes to visit plain Jane Cumberworth for tea,at home, her modest and bland world is spiced up with tales of Sally's exotic exploits abroad. Jane's husband, Digby, has met this mysterious young lady before unbeknown to his dear wife and when the ebullient charms of his best friend, Bunny, the cad, bounder and all round rogue come into play, something considerably stronger than tea is required!"

Play by Australian playwright, screenwriter, and director Andrew Upton.

"Twenty years after their frontman, John, walked off stage for good, the iconic rock band Riflemind are set to get together again. For John (John Hannah), a reunion might be his second chance; for his wife Lynn (Susan Prior), it could be the end of the world as she knows it... As the band descends upon John’s country manor, this weekend fast becomes the ultimate test of talent, friendship and loyalty."

Trafalgar 1 cast includes Cast includes John Hannah