A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Maus village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the others language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribes fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation.
Oh I think you think I want to eat you but no no no I am offering you afternoon tea over there in one hour.
Following His Dark Materials, Coram Boy and War Horse, the National stages Mark Ravenhills exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchetts Nation, his latest witty and challenging adventure story.
Theres no demons, no gods. Just me. And the waves and the sun and birth and death. And theres no reason for anything. Im sorry: thats just the way it seems to me.
Suitable for 10yrs+
World Premiere
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