Double Bill: The Village / Rush

Created in response to A Streetcar Named Desire, this double bill of compelling new plays is created and performed by the Almeida Young Company.

THE VILLAGE
Devised by the Company
With Abi Falase and Tatenda Shamiso

“The people in charge can’t be arsed with it anymore clearly. We need change, we need action”

Pushed to the edge, a generation of young people decide to create a future for themselves, carving out a utopia they can build away from the failings of those who came before. But if you rebuild a society from the ground up, how do you avoid repeating those same mistakes?

Performed by the Almeida Young Company (14-18) and fuelled by their hunger for change, this new play imagines a better way to exist and seeks to tests the limits of how much we can really change.

RUSH
Devised by the Company
With Abi Falase and Rafaella Marcus

“Too much dopamine and love turns to obsession real quick”

Under the garish glow of the funfair, friends try to navigate a carnival of dodgems, drinks and broken connections. But soon they find themselves contending with their own impulses and dependencies on fitness, sleep, money and work.

Performed by the Almeida Young Company (18-25), this daring new play examines the consequences of always chasing that next high.