Things I Know To Be True

Following a hugely successful 2016 Australian and UK tour, Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company of South Australia’s critically acclaimed Things I Know To Be True returns to delight audiences this Autumn.

As beautifully touching as it is funny and bold, Things I Know To Be True tells the story of a family and marriage through the eyes of four grown siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents’ love and expectations.

Parents Bob and Fran have worked their fingers to the bone and with their four children grown and ready to fly the nest it might be time to relax and enjoy the roses. But the changing seasons bring home some shattering truths.

Featuring Frantic Assembly’s celebrated physicality, and co-directed by Frantic Assembly’s Tony and Olivier Award nominated Artistic Director Scott Graham and State Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Geordie Brookman, Things I Know To Be True is a complex and intense study of the mechanics of a family that is both poetic and brutally frank.

★★★★★ ‘A thing of beauty. Exquisitely observed. An absolute gem.’ (Daily Telegraph)

★★★★ ‘An intricate, inventive study of family life. Genuinely beautiful.’ (Evening Standard)

★★★★ ‘Gently magical. The cast is terrific.’ (The Times)

★★★★ ‘Genuinely haunting and fervently recommended.’ (Independent)

Originally produced in collaboration with Warwick Arts Centre in association with Chichester Festival Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith. A new play by Andrew Bovell.

DINNER & A SHOW OFFER

Make a night of it by booking a pre-show meal at Food @ the Mercury. Simply add either a two (£13.95) or three course (£15.95) meal to your basket along with your theatre tickets.

No need to choose what you are having in advance – simply select from the delicious options available on the night.

This show has been paired with our Mercury Snowdrop menu. This menu will be published later in the year. Click here to take a look at our current menus.

Please note this offer applies to evening performances only. Click here to see our daytime dining options.