‘Man overboard, man overboard! Call control, blow the whistle!’

Love is a complicated business. It gets even more complicated when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. Tender, funny and defiantly hopeful, The Light House is a real-life story of falling in love and staying in love, even when the lights go out and you’re lost in the dark. It’s a love letter to life. 

Join the emergency response as we dance in the kitchen, sing in the streets and try to turn the lights back on. It gets lonely, muddling through these days and nights. So why don’t we do it together? 

The Light House has been developed with the support of Arts Council England, Red Ladder & Furnace, Leeds Playhouse’s artistic development engine. Created by Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq trained artist Alys Williams; writer, theatre maker, co-artistic director of Fidget Theatre, Andrea Heaton; and produced by Sheffield Theatre’s Associate Artist, Rachael Halliwell. 

★★★★★ ‘Magnificently acted play... make us see the joy and beauty of love and life’ A Young(ish) Perspective

★★★★★ ‘Stunningly engaging performance... go and see this one while you can!’ I Thank You Theatre

★★★★★ ‘The Light House manages to do something unbelievable. Bringing light to a dark place and helping us to feel the most powerful of emotions: Hope.’ Theatre & Tonic 

★★★★★ ‘The Light House is beautiful. It was beautifully written, beautifully performed and beautifully structured.’ Fairy Powered Productions

★★★★ ‘Brilliant writing... bringing everyone together by truly creating the magic of theatre.’ West End Best Friend

★★★★ ‘An intriguing and thoughtful show.’ LondonTheatre1

★★★★.5 ‘Powerful, poignant, life-affirming’ The Reviews Hub 

‘A triumph of creativity and audience participation: full of humour and sadness but with an overriding sense of hope.’ Yorkshire Times

‘An impressive solo venture’ Always Time For Theatre

‘Weaves a story of love, and of how to care for a loved one who feels cast adrift from life’ British Theatre Guide

MAKE MINE A DOUBLE

This spring, Make Mine a Double sees hit one-woman shows Sun Bear and The Light House join forces for an explosive double-bill, showcasing the hottest new voices in theatre.

Book for both shows and save £5 per ticket!*

*Offer only applies when both Make Mine a Double shows are booked together and cannot be applied retrospectively. See both shows in one day or split it across two.

Artwork by Ant Robling.