They cut the rope. What happens next will haunt your bones.
Be transported from the comfort of your living room to the freezing peaks of the Peruvian Andes, as Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ perilous descent of Siula Grande becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. Bringing the thrill of live theatre to your home, experience the death-defying heights and life-changing decisions from a more intimate angle than ever with our unique multi-camera set-up and an engrossing 3D soundscape. Perched on an unstable snow-cliff and battered by freezing winds, Simon is desperate to rescue his injured climbing partner who hangs from a rope below him. Meanwhile, Joe teeters on the brink of death and despair in a crevasse from which he can’t possibly climb to safety.
Direction
Tom Morris makes a mountain on stage feel real
Sound
3D soundscape puts wind in your actual ears
Acting
Four actors, one mountain, zero weak links
Director
Tom Morris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1985 book became mountaineering gospel; this stage adaptation proves survival stories work better live than documentary.
Real Joe Simpson attended opening night and reportedly wept—apparently watching younger men suffer what you survived hits different.
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