Thorneland at Upstairs at the Gatehouse

In Northallerton, Yorkshire, siblings Saf and Luke, work on their family-owned farm with close friend, Jasmine. When Saf and Luke's brother, Nick, returns to the farm 4 years after the death of the sibling's younger brother, he finds that his role in the family has been filled by Jasmine, who has dealt with similar experiences in her own family, eventually leading her to Thorne Farm. Together, the four of them try to find the right words to empathise with each other's quiet devastation.

This is a distinctly Northern English play that explores how we mediate and reconcile through grief, and whether said grief can give space for forgiveness and understanding, all told through backdrops of folk music, custard creams, and a joint or two.

Told over the space of a week, will they be able to confront their distress after years of suppression? Or will Nick run away again, leaving his family with only the reminder of what they lost years ago?,

Individuals that find themselves away from home will be comforted and confronted by this play, particularly around the ages of 20-30, growing up in the time where maturity becomes more than an expectation or decision to make on their own.