When the Rain Stops Falling (NHB Modern Plays) - Softcover

Andrew Bovell's intriguing, inventive, intricately wrought new play feels like sunshine after a downpour...a lyrical, exhilarating play... Warmly recommended --Daily Mail

A work of gripping mystery and emotional depth... discovers a rich vein of humanity and painful emotional truth. Its emotional intensity and poignant sense of transience mark it out as something very special. --Daily Telegraph

Andrew Bovell's beautiful subtle play weaves a slow irresistible spell... An extraordinary play: sad, wise, moving and, finally, hopeful --Financial Times

A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana. It interweaves a series of connected stories as seven people confront the mysteries of their past in order to understand their future, revealing how patterns of betrayal, love and abandonment are passed on. Until finally, as the desert is inundated with rain, one young man finds the courage to defy the legacy.