HELD

A Mother. Two Bothers. Three Minds. Different Memories. 

A Drunken Sailor present the London premiere of Joe Ward Munrow's captivating story of the weave & weft of family life. Directed by Linda Miller.                                                  

A moving & darkly comic play about two brothers trying to cope with their Mum's dementia.

Somewhere between the past and the present there is a truth... but who remembers best?

First produced by  the Liverpool Everyman to excellent reviews:

 ★★★★★''The writing from newcomer Joe Ward  Munrow is, at times, exquisite'' What's On Stage

★★★★ 'One of the most sensitive , dramatic and touching plays by a young writer ' Liverpool Sound & Music

Joe is a multi award-winning writer based in Liverpool . He is the inaugural winner of the 2025 Robert Holman Award for playwrights based in the North and  Winner of the Mercury Weinberger Playwriting Award. Previous credits include  writing for the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Liverpool Playhouse, Gate Theatre, London and BBC Radio 4 . 

Linda is a Birmingham-born theatre-maker and performer based in London. Credits include DNA-i (Criterion Theatre), 24 Grenfell Storey's (LAMDA) both with award-winning writer Max Kolaru, A Doll’s House (RADA), Divide and Rule (National Theatre). Most recently she has been working with Dash Arts, LAMDA, The Globe Theatre and the RSC.

 Julia  Munrow is the Artistic Director of A Drunken Sailor. Film /TV includes Luc Besson's 'Anna' ( Lionsgate), ' Love Again '( BBC) ' Mankind ' (BBC) Letters from Chechnya ( BBC)  Mankind (BBC)   Dear Anne Frank ( Qualia ) Emmerdale  (Yorkshire TV ). Theatre includes Barbican, Brighton Theatre Royal, The Bush, Stephen Joseph Company and Mark Rylance's  Original Shakespeare Company.

A Drunken Sailor returns to the Old Red Lion after their production ALMOST INSTINCT ALMOST TRUE

★★★★    Broadway Baby   

"Superb" ★★★★   Everything Theatre

"Excellent" ★★★★   London  Theatre Review