7 May - 5 June 2010

**** Guardian, Time Out, Independent, Sunday Express, Financial Times, whatsonstage.com

‘Unexpectedly moving… The cast are unforgettable’ The Guardian

'Quietly, devastatingly beautiful.' Time Out Critics' Choice

‘A beautifully acted production by Sean Holmes.’ Independent

‘Played with spell-binding feeling by a superb ensemble cast.’ Sunday Express

‘The premise is immense… full of extraordinary moments and arresting lines.’ Observer

‘A magnificent Ann Mitchell.’ Whatsonstage.com

‘A remarkable play.’ Daily Telegraph

If it were all to end...
Where would you go?
Who would you see?
What would you do?

As the universe begins to crumble a mother gathers her sons on their family farm, where they prepare to face the unknown. Will a lifetime's worth of closely guarded secrets finally be revealed and will lost love once again be found?

Three of the UK's finest playwrights, David Eldridge (Market Boy, Festen), Robert Holman (Across Oka, Jonah and Otto) and Lyric Associate Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, Pornography) collaborate for the first time to create an epic family drama depicting the very end of time.

Ages 14+

Read an interview with the writers in the Financial Times, click here.

Please note, A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky contains nudity and scenes of a sexual nature.

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