Albatross at Stantonbury Theatre, Buckinghamshire

Albatross, written by George Devine and Bruntwood Prize winner Martha Loader and directed by Patrick Morris, is a new play commissioned by Menagerie Theatre. Rooted in two years of research and interviews with Antarctic researchers, the play follows glaciologist Alice, played by Caroline Rippin, and her mother Eve, played by Agnes Lillis, as they navigate unspoken secrets and the weight of intergenerational responsibility. When Alice returns home in the middle of the night from Antarctica, she is met with catastrophic floods and unexpected changes in her absence, forcing mother and daughter to reckon with what one generation owes the next. The production runs 80 minutes and is suitable for ages 14 and up.