‘You weren’t moving. Your hair was soaked. We saw you.’
Alice and Michael met six years ago. Three years later their daughter Lily was born. Now, in a Yorkshire meadow, just past midnight, they’re having an argument. Because Alice is cold, she’s tired, and Michael won’t stop telling her that she died twelve hours ago.
A poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye, Liam Borrett’s play This is Living was first performed in a critically acclaimed and award-winning production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. It had its London premiere at Trafalgar Studios, London, in 2016.
‘A modern urban ghost story about grief and loss… a gently affecting piece, full of compassion’
— The Times
‘Borrett’s play balances on a tightrope between comedy and heartbreak… speckled with genuinely romantic and heart-wrenching moments’
— A Younger Theatre
‘A remarkable debut from an impressive new voice’
— A Younger Theatre
‘Poignant, truthful… finds humour in unexpected places’
— The Reviews Hub
‘Delves deeply into its emotive and sadly universal subject… contains some beautifully observed humour’
— The Stage
