Morning

'<i>I missed first time. I could feel his skull caving in. It was like a shell.</i>' <br/> <br/><i>Morning </i>- a play for young people - is the latest offering from acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens written after a workshop involving actors from the Young Company at the Lyric Hammersmith and the Theater Basel Switzerland.<br/><br/>It's the end of summer in a small claustrophobic town and two friends are about to go their separate ways: one to university; the other will be staying local. But no matter what separates them they will always share one moment: a moment that changed them forever. <br/><br/>This dark coming-of-age play to be performed by the Lyric Young Company is a disturbing look at the cruel acts we are capable of committing; our society's numbness to physical pain; and the consequences of our actions.<br/><br/>This programme text will coincide with the Lyric's production of the play at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh as part of the Festival (2 - 22nd September) followed by a brief run at the Lyric Hammersmith London in September.