THE CHILDREN – starring Olivier Award-nominated Meera Syal – is playing at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
“Together Hazel and I are going to live forever. On a diet of yoga and yoghurt.”
Hazel and Robin have survived a catastrophe. Living on the edge of a radiation exclusion zone, Hazel still practises her yoga and Robin’s brewing parsnip wine. They are trying to keep going, clinging onto normality.
That is until their old friend Rose knocks on the door. With her she brings old memories, buried secrets – and a proposition. One which tests their loyalty and forces them to confront their debt to the next generation.
Lucy Kirkwood’s gripping, darkly funny drama is directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan in this 10th anniversary production, starring Declan Conlon (Faith Healer) as Robin, Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave) as Rose and the Olivier Award-nominated Meera Syal (A Tupperware of Ashes; Noises Off) as Hazel.
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Having survived a catastrophe, Hazel and Robin cling to normality on the edge of a radiation exclusion zone, finding comfort in yoga, parsnip wine, and routine. But when their old friend Rose arrives with long-buried secrets and an unexpected proposition, they are forced to confront their past, test their loyalties, and consider what they owe to the next generation.
Tickets are currently available for performances from 02 September – 03 October 2026.
Age Guidance: 14+
1 hour and 30 minutes.
Cast: Declan Conlon (Robin), Kerry Fox (Rose), Meera Syal (Hazel).
Creatives: Lucy Kirkwood (Writer), Rachel O’Riordan (Artistic Director).
'“An impressive, slow-burning work that confirmed Kirkwood’s status in the front rank of British dramatists.”'
'“The Children consolidates my view that Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation”'
