Althea Young - The Dreaming

How do you justify bringing a child into this world? When she was a teenager, she vowed she never would. Yet, when babies start appearing in her dreams, her resolve is challenged by a monstrous desire for a baby of her own. Channelling a wide array of personas and worlds, The Dreaming sees us lost between landscapes of fantasy and nightmare. Here we seek answers to the questions: What drives us to create life? How do we grieve the futures the economic and climate crises have taken from us? What makes our lives meaningful?

Winner of the 2026 Autopsy Award.
Supported by Creative Scotland, The Workroom, and Tramway. 

Recommended for ages 16+

Audience notes
Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, scenes of a sexual nature, scenes of violence, strobe lighting, and strong language/swearing.

CREDITS

Written and Performed by  Althea Young

Produced by -  Annie Lowry Thomas for Hacks

Sound Design and operation - Isaac Orson Phillips

Production Manager - Sarah Wilson

Scenography and Design - Bex Anson

Lighting Design and Operator - Libby Bogan

Dramaturgy - Laura Bissell

Outside Eyes - Dylan Read and Lucy Gaizely 

Choreographic Outside Eye - Collette Sadler

Support from Surge

Photo - Tiu Makkonen