The Almighty Sometimes

Kendall Feaver's (Alma Mater, Ballet Shoes) debut play, winner of a Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2015, explores mental illness and coming-of-age with acute compassion.

Kendall Feaver's (Alma Mater, Ballet Shoes) debut play explores mental illness and coming-of-age with humour and compassion.

Kendall Feaver's (Alma Mater, Ballet Shoes) debut play explores mental illness and coming-of-age with humour and compassion.

Winner of the Judges' Award, Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, 2015 and Best New Play, UK Theatre Awards, 2018.

'Sharply observed, drily funny and compassionate.' THE TIMES
'A funny, heartbreaking, acutely alive play.' GUARDIAN

I'm older now. I'm stronger. How do you know I haven't sorted out some natural equilibrium all on my own? Maybe we should try it, just for a bit.

Diagnosed with a severe mental illness as a child, Anna was prescribed a cocktail of pills. Now a young adult, in her first serious relationship and about to go to university, she's wondering how life might feel without them. But as she tries to move beyond the labels that have defined her, her mother feels compelled to intervene - threatening the fragile balance they have both fought so hard to maintain.

Kendall Feaver's The Almighty Sometimes premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in February 2018.