5.30pm Sunday and 7pm Monday

The Scullions Neoterics present Cycles.

Barney and Jake didn’t have a father figure growing up, therefore their relationship is more than just brotherhood, it leans towards a parent-child relationship. This is particularly challenging when Jake is sent to collect Barney from university after he has been expelled.

Barney and Sarah are in a long-term relationship, they met at university and seemed to want the same things out of life. Their once fun-filled relationship has taken a more serious turn as Sarah longs to have a baby, but she isn’t getting pregnant as quickly as she had hoped.

Cycles is a play about identity, relationships and self-acceptance. The play highlights how generational trauma can not only cause lasting effects within us, but also can affect how we explore the world and how we form relationships as we grow through life, find our independence and build our own family units. Cycles explores three pivotal relationships in Barney’s life, that with his older brother Jake, his long-term partner Sarah and himself.

Written by Nicky Cooper, Luke Ashley-Tame and India Rodgers
Inspired by the feature film 'Cycles' by Oscar Wenman-Hyde

TW: Depression, Discussion/attempts of suicide, Fertility issues, Miscarriage, Blood, Emotional distress, Cancer, Parental abandonment, Death of a family member.

Reviews of previous productions:

“completely compelling to watch” – Swindon Advertiser (In Limbo)

“a talented young company with a passion for what they do, [and] the courage to aim high” – The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald (Antony and Cleopatra)

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Approx running time 1 hour (no interval)

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