Apples in Winter
One mother's love. One last request. One apple pie.
Miriam's son committed a shockingly violent crime. He has been on death row for 22 years. In a few hours the state will execute him. Permitted the ritual of choosing a last meal, he asks for his mother's apple pie. As Miriam shows the audience how to make the perfect pie, she unforgettably reveals her story and the jagged path to, and from, one act of violence.
"Jennifer Fawcett's play is hard-hitting enough, but in the right hands it becomes absolutely devastating - and it's hard to imagine hands more right than those of actor Edie Campbell.” Theatre Things
For her role as Miriam, Edie Campbell was a finalist for the OFFIE Award for Solo Performance, 2023. Apples in Winter won the Smith Prize for Political Theatre and the Susan Glaspell Award, and was nominated for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize, the oldest and largest international playwriting prize honouring women+writing for the English-speaking theatre.
"Apples in Winter is really astonishing to watch, with a transfixing solo performance from Campbell and crystal-clear direction from Parker which exudes humanity in every moment and builds beautifully to a heartbreaking climax." Yorkshire Bylines
Following a UK tour, LynchPin Theatre brings Apples in Winter to Godalming for one night only before taking it to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for 21 performances in August.
Apples in Winter:
Written by Jennifer Fawcett
Directed by Claire Parker
Performed by Edie Campbell
Running time: 70 minutes
Post-show discussion approx 30 minutes
Short interval between performance and discussion
