Avalanche: A Love Story

Starring Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake stars in one woman’s compelling story of hope and longing.

When a woman rekindles an early love in her late 30's her whole life changes. Deeply in love, and full of shared commitment, she and her new husband want a child together. So begins her courageous journey of medical processes and personal rituals; her raw emotions oscillate between high hopes and deep doubt.
 
Praised for her ‘capacity for emotional directness and a fierce, uncensored honesty’ (Guardian), Maxine Peake (Hamlet, Funny Cow, Happy Days) is a prolific theatre, television, film actor and playwright.

Inspired by Julia Leigh’s true story, this new play is a powerful, riveting and honest exploration of who we are and how we love, directed by Anne-Louise Sarks

Duration: 1 hour 30 mins/no interval
Age guidance: 14+

Tue 7 May
Post-show talk with Maxine Peake and Director Anne-Louise Sarks. Facilitated by Sarah Hemming. 

Free to same-day ticket holders

Thu 9 May
Captioned performance

Fri 10 May
Audio-described performance

 

Produced by Barbican Theatre Productions and Fertility Fest

Co-produced by Audible and Sydney Theatre Company

With the support of the Australian High Commission in London

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