Grain in the Blood

<i>Twelve years ago from the mouth of a great sacrifice a child was born. And they called her Autumn. </i><br/><br/>Isaac returns to his family home with a chance to atone for the terrible mistake that claimed his childhood.<br/><br/>Autumn is a little girl whose time is running out. With three sleeps left before her birthday she can only hope for a miracle or an unexpected act of selflessness. <br/><br/>Her grandmother Sophia brings them together in a desperate attempt to save her family at any cost.<br/><br/>Set against the eerie backdrop of an isolated rural community and steeped in the folklore of the harvest <i>Grain in the Blood </i>is a noir-ish thriller exploring a timely moral dilemma: how much are we prepared to sacrifice for the greater good?<br/><br/>The play received its world premiere at the Tron Theatre Glasgow on 18 October 2016 before opening at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh on 1 November 2016.