13
a new play by Mike Bartlett
4 STARS ‘A powerful, disturbing play.’ The Guardian
‘Widescreen theatre... Bartlett's ambition is distinctive and immense.' Evening Standard
'Hip, incisive... 13 demands to be seen.' Time Out
Work out what you want and go for it with all your conviction and don’t care if you seem outrageous or stupid… All that’s needed, in the end, is belief.
Across London, people wake up from an identical, terrifying dream. At the same moment, a young man named John returns home after years away to find economic gloom, ineffective protest, and a Prime Minister about to declare war. But John has a vision for the future and a way to make it happen.
Coincidences, omens and visions collide with political reality in this epic new play from the writer of Earthquakes in London. Set in a dark and magical landscape, it depicts a London both familiar and strange, a London staring into the void. In a year which has seen governments fall as the people take to the streets, 13 explores the meaning of personal responsibility, the hold that the past has over the future and the nature of belief itself.
What I’m saying is, you’re right, there is silence… But you can read something into it.
World Premiere
Read an article about the creative team in Time Out
Read an interview with Mike Bartlett in The Guardian
Read an interview with playwright Mike Bartlett in Prospect Magazine
Audio-described performances: Saturday 3 December at 2pm (Touch Tour at 12.30pm), Monday 5 December at 7.30pm
Captioned performance: Friday 6 January at 7.30pm
13 finished on: 8 January 2012
