Skin - 2021

The Hurst Family Tannery has sat proudly down by the river for more than a hundred years but when Thomas Hurst dies, the business is left to his daughter, Ivy. The town of Braham is sceptical of the ‘out-of-towner’ with her new processes and her new chemicals but she quickly turns the ailing tannery around doubling both the company’s output and the wages of those who work there. Ivy garners the support of the whole town almost overnight. But when a mysterious disease starts to spread throughout the community, tensions begin to boil over, leading Ivy to consider a decision between people and profit.

‘SKIN,’ is a play that has been created with young people to explore the notions of environmental protection, corporate greed and denial. Ultimately, it asks us to consider how we are all responsible for the actions we take and the importance of long-term thinking.

‘SKIN appeared as one of six plays, that feature as a part of ‘THIS DARK KINGDOM’ - a collection of gothic fairy-tales that are inspired by conversations with young people.

Written & Directed by Andrew Wright