Experiencing a captivating play can whisk us away from the comfort of our living rooms, offering narratives that engross us, people we can relate to or be surprised by, providing an emotional journey that transcends ordinary life.
Next week, Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) may encounter troubling information linked to her distressing history. However, the upcoming DNA test findings remain a mystery: what secrets might they unveil?
In my view, I’m thrilled to be part of this extraordinary production, born from the collective minds of Taylor Sheridan (of Yellowstone and Tulsa King fame) and Christian Wallace. It’s a dramatic reinterpretation, inspired by Wallace’s highly-acclaimed podcast Boomtown, which delves into the gripping tale of the contemporary oil rush in Texas – a modern-day gold rush, if you will.
It’s a quiet yet heart-wrenching scene on screen where she expresses her troubling suspicion that Flora may have been aware just before falling to the ground.
Meanwhile, Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine) is finding life tough, and her husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) uncovers a concerning fact.
However, the playwright behind the critically acclaimed Death of England stage-play trilogy, who hails from London, and is known for his long-running Radio 4 series The Interrogation and Faith, Hope and Charity, was equally determined to offer a new perspective and inject novelty into the narrative, while exploring the intricacies of the American Dream in an unconventional way.