About

Redwater, first staged at Roehampton University in 2019 and redeveloped uniquely for the OSO Arts Centre, is a Lovecraftian horror and an attempt to bring fear of the unknown to the stage. It follows the psychological and existential narrative of seventeen-year-old Eliza Cook, sent away to the titular coastal town of Redwater during World War Two.

In an unfamiliar environment with distant relatives that are strangers to her, Eliza's paranoia reaches a terrifying new height when she is convinced someone (or perhaps, something) was in her room late one night - but with a story so impossible, she can only hope that those around her will not think her mad as she struggles for answers. Answers aren't always what we need, however, and as Eliza dives deeper down the rabbit hole, she soon learns just how much harder it is to climb back out.