Albatross
- Date
- 22nd May 2026
About this event
Do family ties make us act with more care or blind us to the facts? Albatross takes us to the very boundaries of love in the age of climate catastrophe.
Your generation. You owe us a future. A chance at one at least.
Alice, a glaciologist, returns from Antarctica – back home to her daughter Alba and her mother Eve. There’s been a flood, a new romance and now a strange gift. It’s 1.30 am. Alba sleeps. Eve has never been more awake. And Alice? Maybe those cracks she discovered in the Antarctic ice have followed her home. And maybe they’re calling her to go back…
Award-winning Martha Loader is one of the finest young playwrights working in Britain today. Albatross asks us what we’re willing to sacrifice for a better future. It is explosive, tender and often hilarious. And it reveals the human heart to be more vulnerable than we hope but stronger than we believe.
Albatross is by Martha Loader (Winner, George Devine Award 2025). Presented by Menagerie Theatre Company.
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About the Venue
Theatre Royal presents a vibrant, year-round programme of drama, music, dance and comedy, featuring many of this country’s leading companies and performers.
It has built a reputation of producing quality dramas and productions including the ever popular annual pantomime. Browse what’s on at www.theatreroyal.org/upcoming.
Alongside our on-stage programme of shows, the theatre offers a wide-ranging educational and community-based programme of activities and opportunities to engage people from 5 – 105 years of age, see more about our community involvement work at www.theatreroyal.org/get-involved
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds was designed and built in 1819 by William Wilkins. With many of its original features still intact, it is a superb example of a Regency playhouse and one of the most beautiful, intimate and historic theatres in the world.
Guided Tours operate from 7 April to 27 August bookable through Theatre Royal’s Website or from the box office. If you have requests outside of these times do call us to discuss your requirements. www.theatreroyal.org/shows/theatre-tour-2022/
Theatre goers can now also enjoy pre-show dining provided by LÉA: a delicious new artisan food range from award-winning Maison Bleue.
We look forward to welcoming you to Bury St Edmunds and its Regency jewel.
