London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art – The Sainsbury Theatre

Beckmann, a post-war soldier, returns from Russia to find he has lost his wife, his home, and his beliefs; consumed by despair, he attempts to end his life in the Elbe River, only to be rejected and washed back ashore. In a starkly different world, left quad. Right quad. Lunge, a girls’ indoor soccer team warms up, and from the safety of their suburban stretch circle, nine adolescent warriors navigate life’s big questions and small rivalries with fierce humor and heart. Together, these intersecting portraits explore resilience, identity, and the struggle to find meaning, whether on the edge of survival or in the pursuit of a simple goal.