A show exploring what it means to be local – whoever you are and wherever you’re from.   

Solo storyteller Liz revisits her childhood memories and home in rural Cumbria in an attempt to understand whether she still belongs there, or ever did.

In this multi-generational piece, Liz takes the audience on a journey through the landscape and environment of her home, spanning the decades from the early 1990s to today, as she reconnects with voices from the past and her young growing family now, and confronts head-on her devastating fear of loss…

In a solo performance that takes us from laughter to tears and back again, Local asks what it means to be ‘local’ to a place, whether you were born there or not – and, crucially, how do we each find our own sense of belonging?

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Reviews

The genius of this solo writer-performer: you spend 75 minutes listening to her bearing all…and yet you come away feeling heard
5 rating
Northern Arts Review
Evocative, emotional and uplifting to watch…well worth seeing.
4 rating
North West End
One of the most enjoyable(…)of the many single-person plays that I have encountered.
4 rating
London Theatre 1
A masterclass in millennial nostalgia and intimate storytelling.
4 rating
Avesso magazine