Seven strangers, one bed, zero logic — British TV's weirdest fever dream.
Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed, by Jim Cartwright.
Acting
Veteran cast commits fully to the bizarre premise.
Direction
Shill stages theatrical intimacy with unsettling precision.
Production
Single set becomes entire universe — suffocating genius.
Director
Steve Shill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jim Cartwright's original stage play premiered in 1989 with the same claustrophobic single-bed concept.
Part of BBC's 'Performance' anthology series that gave theatrical weirdos a TV playground in the '90s.
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