'I walked in and she’s sat in the coffin. In the middle of the living room floor and she’s – she’s watching telly and laughing.'

Nobody can ignore the fact that Myra is dying but in the meantime life goes on. There are boilers to be fixed, cats to be fed and the perfect funeral to be planned. As a mother researches burial spots and bio-degradable coffins, her family is finally forced to communicate with her, and each other, as they face up to an unpredictable future.

Colder than Here is an outstanding new play from Soho Theatre’s Writer on Attachment, Laura Wade, and is directed by Artistic Director Abigail Morris.

Soho Theatre productions are supported by The Garfield Weston Foundation.

photography: Chris Clinton/Alan Thornton/Getty Images
manipulation: Jane Harper