Jenny is complaining about the noise. The incessant screaming of the neighbours’ children has been keeping her awake. And with her husband away at war, she is sleepless and exhausted.

The neighbours have their own problems. Chris is about to be made redundant. Even at home. Clair, his wife, has met a writer who wants to take her to Lisbon. Why not go? She wants to be kissed – just not by her husband.

And then there’s this war. A secret war that rages inexplicably around them.  The city is besieged. People everywhere are clinging on to their everyday lives. And according to Jenny, the prognosis isn’t so good.

The City – a mesmerising new play from the groundbreaking British playwright Martin Crimp (Attempts On Her Life, The Country) – takes us on a theatrical adventure from the naturalistic to the surreal; from dreamy discombobulation to nightmarish anxiety.

1 hour 20 minutes no interval
Warning: Frequent strong language