The Woods

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Why you always got to dig things up?

A cabin deep in the woods.
A lost boy buried in the snow.
A lone woman.
And her wolf.

You think you could keep him?
You know where that ends up.
Don't you.
You no good with kids.
The Woods premiered at Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2018. Starring Lesley Sharp, Tom Mothersdale, Finn Bennett and Charles Furness. Directed by Lucy Morrison. Designed by Naomi Dawson. Lighting by Anthony Arblaster. Music and Sound Design by Tom Gibbons. Movement - Vicki Igbokwe and with Natasha Kathi-Chanra as Assistant Director.
Photography: Manuel Harlan
“Lesley Sharp gives a stunning performance in this chokingly intense gothic from Robert Alan Evans." ★★★★ Time Out
“It draws us into a dark world with careful sympathy and imagination." ★★★★ Financial Times
“A blazingly acted and triumphantly imagined piece of new writing." ★★★★ The Arts Desk; Alex Sierz
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Woman: You’re digging in.
 
Wolf: I know.
…
I’m just reminding you of my love.
That’s the best way.
Something that hurts.
No one remember soft things see.
No one.
They remember claws though.
And they remember scars.
And teeth.
And the viciousness.
They remember that long after everything soft is all gone away.
You won’t leave me, will you?
 
She shakes her head.
 
That’s good.
Cause I don’t think I could take it on my own.
All the things I remember.
All the horrible things I done.
All the nasty things.
And I only do it for you.
I only do it because I love you.
I want you to be proud.
And that boy.
He so beautiful.
He like a angel, aint he?
 
She nods
 
But he won’t call you Mama.
Not in real life.
Not when he find out what you done.
Only I call you that.
I’m the only one loves you like that.
Look at me.
Look at me.
 
She opens her eyes.
 
Cause you disgusting.
You got nothing good inside left at all.
And I like it.
I like it when you play hard to get.
I understand, you need that.
You want to feel...human for a while. Like things might change right?
But they don't.
 
You and me the same.
We black as stone at the bottom of a lake.
We sunk.