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A family hug each other, Grandma in the centre, three family members surrounding her. She looks at the camera, everyone else is looking in different directions. They wear green, red, blue and marroon tops against a black backdrop
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A Young Vic and A Zeldin Company co-production

CARE

Written and Directed by Alexander Zeldin
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Monday - Saturday, 7.30pm
Wednesday & Saturday matinees, 2.30pm

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I never saw any of that before. All that the birds do… I see it now
Will they be gone too?

A single mum, two feuding pre-teens, and their gran. When Grandmother takes a fall, she is hastily moved to a care home she doesn’t want to be in, surrounded by other elderly people longing for comfort and missing home. But as time passes, she comes to see what really matters in life and between loss and loneliness, we glimpse the unexpected joy in life’s everyday moments.

Following the hugely popular Inequalities trilogy, Alexander Zeldin (LOVE, The Confessions, The Other Place) makes his Young Vic debut and eagerly anticipated return to London.

A life affirming play about the elusive connection between loss and rebirth.

Of Alexander’s previous works:
“An unparalleled chronicler of everyday pain and joy” Evening Standard
“Alexander Zeldin’s plays are like no-one else’s” The Guardian

CARE is translated and adapted from Alexander Zeldin’s play Une Mort Dans La Famille, which was first performed at Ateliers Berthiers on 4th February 2022, produced by Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe.
Image concept Émilie Chen
Photography by Amanda Fordyce

Writer and Director - Alexander Zeldin
Set Designer - Rosanna Vize
Costume Designer - Natasha Jenkins 
Lighting Designer - James Farncombe
Sound Designer - Josh Anio Grigg 
Movement Director - Marcin Rudy
Casting Director - Jacob Sparrow
Intimacy Director - Katherine Hardman
Fight Director - Sam Lyon-Behan
Voice Coach - Carol Fairlamb
Dramatherapist - Patricia Ojehonmon
Costume Supervisor - Caroline McCall
Prop Supervisor - Laura Flowers
Associate Director - Kaleya Baxe

With Linda Bassett, Rosie Cavaliero, Hayley Carmichael, Richard Durden, Aoife Gaston, Llewella Gideon, William Lawlor, Ethan Mahony and Charlie Webb

For headshots and biographies, please click here 

Relaxed performance: Wednesday 27 May, 2.30pm
BSL performances: Thursday 11 June, 7:30pm & Wednesday 01 July, 2:30pm (Lixi Chivas)
Captioned performance: Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pm (Suzanne Walker)
Relaxed with Captions: Saturday 04 July, 2:30pm
Audio Described performances: Thursday 04 June, 7:30pm (touch tour 6:30pm) & Saturday 13 June, 2:30pm (touch tour 1.30pm) (Ruth James & William Elliot)

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