AFTER LIFE

by Hirokazu Kore-eda, adapted by Jack Thorne

Directed by Silvia Navarro

SYNOPSIS

If you could spend eternity with just one precious memory, what would it be?

A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choose their forever.

Adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, After Lifeis a surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

Written by Jack Thorne from a concept by Bunny Christie, Jeremy Herrin and Thorne, After Life was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in June 2021.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Photography and recording of this performance is not permitted due to copyright regulations.

Please turn off your mobile phones.

Mobile use is not permitted once the performance begins.

Entry Policy: No entry once the show begins

Content Warnings & Cautions: Themes of death and the afterlife, Grief and unresolved trauma, Emotional introspection and existential reflection, Mentions of war and suicide.

Suitable for ages 13+

One hour and a quarter

Performance in English