2018 Tony Nominee - Best Play! Paula Plum, Tyrees Allen, and Karen MacDonald star in this thrilling play that questions the responsibility each generation has for the way it leaves the world. In the wake of a devastating nuclear accident, Hazel and Robin, two retired physicists, are quietly living out their days in a cottage on the British coast. When an old colleague turns up with a shocking request, the three friends must come to terms with their shared culpability. From award-winning playwright Lucy Kirkwood, The Children is a searing drama about guilt, reparation, and redemption.