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  • Venue Young Vic Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 29 April 2023
  • Running time To be confirmed
  • Age guidelines 14+

Based on real events on the island of Tristan da Cunha, Jennifer Tang’s visionary interpretation of Zinnie Harris’s award-winning modern classic is a story of a community haunted by its past and under threat from a modern world in crisis.

A brilliant cast includes Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated Jenna Russell (Fun Home, Piaf) as Mill, Cyril Nri (Trouble in Mind, The Barbershop Chronicles, The Bill) as Bill, Gerald Kyd (The Seagull, Deep Blue Sea) as Mr Hansen, Archie Madekwe (Midsommar, See) as Francis, and Kirsty Rider (The Sandman, The Doctor, Nora: A Doll’s House) as Rebecca, plus live vocals by Shapla Salique (No Boundaries).

Further than the Furthest Thing runs at the Young Vic from 9 March to 29 April 2023.

On a remote volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic, the islanders of Tristan da Cunha have lived undisturbed for centuries, defying the swirling currents of modernity. Cut off and exposed to the elements, their survival has created a complex bind with their land. But when one of the inhabitants brings an outsider to the island, their way of life is changed forever.

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Further than the Furthest Thing?

The cast includes Jenna Russell as Mill, Cyril Nri as Bill, Gerald Kyd as Mr Hansen, Archie Madekwe as Francis, and Kirsty Rider as Rebecca, with live vocals by Shapla Salique.

Who are the creative team of Further than the Furthest Thing?

Further than the Furthest Thing is written by Zinnie Harris

The creative team includes Director Jennifer Tang, Designer Soutra Gilmour, Lighting Designer Prema Mehta, Sound Designer George Dennis, Composer Ruth Chan, Movement Director Ingrid Mackinnon, Voice and Dialect Coach Emma Woodvine, Musical Director Michael Henry, Illusions Designer John Bulleid, and Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG.

Important Notes

This show contains strong language, themes of climate displacement and xenophobia, and depictions of pregnancy and infant homicide. The show contains references to sexual violence, mental illness, death and implied suicide, and has moments of loud music.

Venue Information

Young Vic Theatre , 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ

Nearest Tube or Train: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line); Southwark (Jubilee line)

Nearest Buses: 40, 60, N63, N89, 1, 68, 168, 172, 176, 188

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Further than the Furthest Thing is playing at the Young Vic Theatre in London
The age recommendations for Further than the Furthest Thing are: 14+
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