Do we have the power to change the course of our own lives? Even after major trauma? I’m delighted to return to the Old Red Lion Theatre for Horne’s Descent, Nina Atesh’s dark new drama about class, religion and free will.
“He who sins is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning…”
January 1920.
Newly ordained Peter Horne is invited to meet a childhood friend at a house in London. Having left the conflict of WWI, Horne’s Descent follows the journey of a young priest as he spirals into the depths of his own moral conflict.
After the fog and fumbling of war, can you ever go back to the way things were?
Touching on themes of classism, religion and free will, this is a psychological interrogation into whether we have the power to change the course of our lives.
From writer Nina Atesh (The Drought, Tales From the Hellfire Club) and director Chloe Cattin (Twigs, Deck the Stalls) comes a dark new drama exploring the destruction of man, set against the backdrop of a broken England, trying desperately to pull itself out of the shadow of war.
The cast features Alexander Hackett as Peter Horne, alongside Bethany Slater, Cici Clarke and Magnus Gordon. This premiere is presented by Pither Productions.
Following the 7.30pm performance on Friday 5 April 2024, I’ll talk to Horne’s Descent‘s writer Nina Atesh, director Chloe Cattin and the cast about the creative process. Any questions? Join us!