Summer 2016. Britain has voted to leave the European Union, and low-paid art historian Elisabeth returns to the village she grew up in to read to the sleeping Daniel Gluck, her childhood next-door neighbour. The libraries are closed, new fences are being built, and no one will let Elisabeth renew her passport.
Meanwhile, Daniel dreams: of his long-lost little sister; of the twentieth century; of art, of poetry and music.
From Stage Debut Award nominated writer Harry McDonald (Foam, Finborough, Don’t Smoke in Bed, Vault Festival) and director Charlotte Vickers (Sap, Soho Theatre/UK Tour, Roundabout @ Summerhall, Andromeda, Camden People’s Theatre) comes an adaptation of Ali Smith’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel. As the divides between people become ever starker, Autumn finds connections across time and experience, and resilience in the most unlikely of love stories.
In the press
★★★★★ ‘Significant, beautifully written.’
The New Current on Foam by Harry McDonald (Nominated for a Stage Debut Award 2024)
★★★★ ‘Has the great distinction of feeling true’
The Stage on Andromeda directed by Charlotte Vickers
Cast
REBECCA BANATVALA
NANCY CRANE
GARY LILBURN
SOPHIE WARD
Creative Team
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ALI SMITH
WRITER | HARRY MCDONALD
DIRECTOR | CHARLOTTE VICKERS
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER | GRACE VENNING
LIGHTING DESIGNER | ALI HUNTER
SOUND DESIGNER | JAMIE LU
STAGE MANAGER | ROSE HOCKADAY
PRODUCTION MANAGER | ADAM JEFFERYS
PRODUCER | JESSIE ANAND
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | CAMILLE KOOSYIAL
Artwork by Jazz Finnis.
Seasonal Productions in association with Park Theatre presents
Autumn
Based on the novel by Ali Smith, Adapted by Harry McDonald, Directed by Charlotte Vickers