JAB at Finborough Theatre

“Last twenty nine years. You haven’t had to make any decisions. I’ve paid every bill, made every sacrifice… But now… You made a choice. You’re gonna have to face the consequences”.

Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo, Eastenders / Cathy Keating, Grantchester) and Liam Tobin (Sean, Then and Now / Mickey Willis, Heartbeat) star as Anne and Don in the world premiere of JAB, the stunning new British play, written by James McDermott and directed by Scott Le Crass. 

Running at the Finborough Theatre from Tuesday 20 February until Saturday 16 March, this look at life during lockdown is set in the living room of Anne and Don’s family home during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. With the children now grown up and living their own lives, Anne works from home but is still forced to spend more time with Don than ever before. They watch TV together. They eat together. They drink together. As weeks turn into months and with their 30th anniversary looming, Anne and Don soon start to question many things… 

They still love each other, but do they even like each other anymore?

Anne is tired. Tired of her menopause. Tired of working for a dying NHS. And she’s tired of her lazy, sexist and  opinionated Daily Mail reading husband Don. With weeks trapped indoors together, it looks like their marriage might not last much longer.

As the world falls apart outside, Anne and Don are forced to stay at home, but it’s safe at home, isn’t it? The lockdown can’t go on much longer, can it? There’ll be a solution soon, won't there? 
 

Inspired by true events, Jab is a coruscating new black comedy, exploring power, gender, domestic violence, conspiracy theories, ignorance and the limits of love.