The Big Issue Bath in partnership with Roughhouse Theatrehave today announced that their critically acclaimed production of UNKNOWN (a Play about Homelessness by Dougie Blaxland) will open as a live show in late September and will be staged at The Greenwich Theatre London as part of a short tour from 28th to 30th September.

From the creative team that made N17 – winner of The National Campaign 2021 Award for Best Arts Project – UNKNOWN is a hard hitting drama that tells the painfully true and profoundly moving story of a young man’s struggle to survive living on the streets of the UK.

First performed as a radio play Unknown in October 2020 UNKNOWN received widespread acclaim:

“Intimate, extremely moving and wonderful performances.”

Listed as a readers ‘favourite theatre of 2020’ by The Guardian

“Harrowing stories eloquently told – all the more shocking because we know them to be true.” Filmmaker Ken Loach

THE BACKGROUND TO UNKNOWN

In just two years from 2017 to 2019, more than 800 people died living and sleeping rough on the streets of the UK – a significant number of them have never been identified or named. UNKNOWN is a verbatim play dramatising the tragic but true story of one young person’s journey from an abusive childhood to a life on the streets of Bath – one of the most affluent cities in the UK.

Supported by The Big Lottery, The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation and The Big Issue Bath, UNKNOWN has been written by Dougie Blaxland with the assistance of six people who have recent experience of homelessness: Sammy Clark, Nathan Dempster, Ian Duff, Paul Jones, Lloyd Rusdale and Anthony Williams.

UNKNOWN is directed and produced by Moira Hunt and Shane Morgan of RoughHouse Theatre.

PERFORMANCES OF UNKNOWN

Monday 27th September Millfield School Theatre

Tuesday 28th September The Greenwich Theatre London

Wednesday 29th September The Greenwich Theatre London

Thursday 30th September The Greenwich Theatre London

Friday 1st October Tobacco Factory Theatre Bristol

Saturday 2nd October Tobacco Factory Theatre Bristol

Sunday 3rd October Green Park Station Bath (Charity Gala Performance)