A funny and heart-breaking new play about death, dying and the deceased. A mix of fact and fiction.
Nick Payne first performed The Art of Dying, as part of The Big Idea Death in Open Court – a six week festival of plays, ideas and events chosen by a group of over 140 writers in Vicky Featherstone’s first summer at the Royal Court Theatre. His plays at the Royal Court include Constellations, for which he won the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play, and Wanderlust.