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Rapture Bites: A Number by Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill's powerfully disturbing drama considers the damage parents can do to children, explores the question of nature versus nurture and asks whether any of us can truly escape our past.

Rapture Bites: A Number by Caryl Churchill

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You’ve made a really bad mistake in life. Is it possible to start over? What if you hurt others in the process? And what happens when your actions finally catch up with you?

Caryl Churchill’s powerfully disturbing drama, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, considers the damage parents can do to children, explores the question of nature versus nurture, and asks whether any of us can truly escape our past.

Lunchtime Theatre, pies served from 12.00pm, the show starts at 1.00pm

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