Jacaranda

<p><em>''Sometimes it feels so exposing just walking in the village. I told Jimmy to</em></p><p><em>ignore it at first, he tried to, but it''s isolating he said, eyes on you, not a word</em></p><p><em>spoken. Even when you meet their eyes they don''t look away. Like they have a</em></p><p><em>right to, like you''re a spectacle, an object.''</em></p><p><br></p><p>Olivia has recently moved into her great-uncle''s farmhouse. She''s not local, but</p><p>she knows her way around. Matty is a gamekeeper, but he doesn''t often tell</p><p>anyone. He''s wary of newcomers.</p><p><br></p><p>These unlikely strangers find themselves beside a stream on the longest night</p><p>of the year.</p><p><br></p><p>Pentabus and Theatre by the Lake present a brilliant new drama from award-winning</p><p>playwright Lorna French that explores loss, love, prejudice, race and</p><p>belonging.</p>