NOBODY’S HOME
Odysseus has come home from the war. His bath’s broken, and he can’t fix it. As he stares at his reflection, he begins to find that his journey back to the people he loves might not be as easy at it seems.
Set in a bathroom, Nobody’s Home follows a soldier’s journey through his own mind, as he struggles with the monsters of his past to finally come home. In their signature physical style, Theatre Témoin and Grafted Cede present a unique and striking exploration of PTSD in a modern retelling of Homer’s Odyssey.
“A hugely inventive and compelling piece, which both entertains and shows the true horrors of war.”
— The Stage
Nobody’s Home was developed in California through a series of collaborative workshops with combat veterans. We will be touring the piece in the UK to theatres and organisations working closely with Veterans in April and May, 2016Presented by Theatre Témoin and Grafted Cede Theatre with support from The Salisbury Playhouse and The Wellcome Trust.
Nobody’s Home ran in Edinburgh in 2011, and was subsequently funded by Wellcome and ACE and coproduced with Salisbury Playhouse for redevelopment and touring in 2016. Off of the back of a successful military engagement programme, the piece was commissioned by the MoD and received covenant funding for an extended tour of military bases in 2017, to raise conversation and reduce stigma around PTSD and mental ill-health. The piece is available for commissioning and re-touring, email info@theatretemoin.com for more information.
