The Children

by Lucy Kirkwood
(2016)

Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

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Current and future productions listed on sci-stage.com
September 2026, Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, UK

Past productions listed on sci-stage.com
April 2019, Beaufort Players, Church of the Ascension Hall, London, UK

November 2017, Royal Court Theatre/Manhattan Theater Club, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York, USA

November 2016, Royal Court Theatre, London, UK

The Children on sci-stage.com
Lucy Kirkwood's The Children at Lyric Hammersmith (August 2026)

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