The Shitheads

Synopsis

‘We’re all trapped in a cave, Clare. Each of us, all on our own. Staring out of our own little skull-shaped caves.’

Tens of thousands of years ago, Britain’s earliest inhabitants learn that love and violence feed the same fire.

When strangers arrive at a secluded cave, domestic harmony shatters – and survival turns savage.

Jack Nicholls’ debut play drags us back to the beginnings of who we are, in a world premiere co-directed by Royal Court Resident Director Aneesha Srinivasan and Artistic Director David Byrne.

★★★★ ‘A breathtaking sight… Gloriously out there’ Time Out 

★★★★ ‘Savage and sweet and entirely strange… The Shitheads demonstrates the joy of greater risks being taken on our stages’ The Guardian

Genesis Next Generation at The Royal Court – A Genesis Foundation Project. 

Supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at Prism the Gift Fund.