Two teenagers sneak into an old man's home for a secret meeting. A young couple try to build their future whilst looking after an ailing parent. A care home offers its residents the opportunity to unburden their children. James Fritz's “The Fall” asks how much can a younger generation, dispossessed and disenfranchised, truly empathise with the old—especially when their future is at stake? It was premiered by the National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2016. The play offers ideal material for teenagers to read, study or perform.
"'Takes a candid look at young people's relationship with their elders, mixing humour with a deeper contemplation of life and death… delicately outspoken writing'"
Broadway World
"'[A] short, sharp shock of a play... youth theatre at its most mature, and most dazzling'"
Guardian
"'Perfectly pitched as a play for young actors... sets a new standard for youth theatre'"
