Megan and Deborah live alone on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. What was once their home has now become their only refuge from an increasingly dangerous outside world. They have their farm, their food and each other. But when their fragile harmony is sent into a dark, downward spiral, the cost of survival is chillingly laid bare.
Kitchen sink drama meets post-apocalyptic horror, The Hunger is about morality and motherhood at the end of the world.
edinburgh fringe festival ‘23/‘26
“Writer Madeleine Farnhill blends apocalyptic themes with the altogether more terrifying mother-daughter relationship with skill and passion.”
Corr Blimey
****
“The script keenly cuts to the quick of violent, all-consuming family relationships, deftly tying this theme to the meat industry and encroaching ecological collapse.”
Binge Fringe
****
“A taut, thrilling script by Madeleine Farnhill ensures not a word is wasted.”
British Theatre Guide ****
“Impressively scripted female characters and horror drenched in grimy realism.”
CultureFix
****
- 2021 DINA, SHEFFIELD
- 2022 NORTHERN TOUR
- 2023 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
- 2023 GREENWICH THEATRE, LONDON
- 2026 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
Presented by Black Bright Theatre Company
Directed by Natalie Simone (‘23-‘26)
Produced by Helen Denning
Starring Susan Jayne Robinson & Hollie Burgess (‘26)
Associate Director Helen Morley
Sound Designed by Mark Fenton (‘26)
Set & Lighting Designed by Zidi Wu (‘26)
Lighting Associate Yanni Ng
Lighting Technician Haley Yui
