S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack’s moving follow-up to the much-lauded Counting and Cracking follows one family’s epic journey to retain their dignity and their safety against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s civil war.
From the visionary team behind the multi-award-winning Counting and Cracking – S. Shakthidharan and long-time collaborator Eamon Flack – comes ‘another achievement of sustained feeling and empathy’ (The Guardian).
When an unexpected act of destruction splits her family apart, Gowrie takes a radical vow of defiance: she blindfolds herself, refusing to see the world again until her loved ones are reunited. This sets the stage for one family’s epic journey to retain their dignity and safety, as they live through Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war.
Event Details:
Dates: 14 Aug — 12 Sep 2026
Duration: Approx. 2 hours and 50 minutes, including 2 intervals.
Location: Southbank Theatre, The Sumner
Warnings: This production contains themes of war and trauma, sounds of artillery, the use of haze and loud sound effects