In 1631, The Fens, the flat area of land stretching from Cambridge to Norwich, were drained. 

In 2050, The Fens return to the sea. Two children play in the waterscape. They tell tales of a mythic Waterman, who scours the water for sunken parts. But, in the bitter struggle for survival, soon play adopts a more sinister note. 

Meanwhile in Ely, 2023, a priest gets a visit from a woman haunted by prophetic dreams.

It's a play about grief, faith, and the climate crisis; the crashing confluence of past and present; the refusal to heed the warnings we’re given. 

It’s a play about loneliness and the longing for human connection.

Length: 65 minutes.

Cast: 3

(2 female, 1 male)

Forgotten In The Land Of Egypt first emerged during my time with the Mercury Theatre’s Writers’ Development Group in 2023, where it received the dramaturgical support from playwright Ken Emson. The first draft was then picked up by the wonderful Mango Ensemble and its development funded by the Peter Shaffer Foundation. After showcases with the ‘Utopia Scratch Night’ at the Walthamstow Trades Hall, a staged reading with Old Red Lion Theatre, a climate workshop with HighTide this January, and multiple R&Ds/ rehearsals at Orange Tree Theatre, the team is now in the process of curating a UK tour. Watch this space! ….