Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Al Smith’s epic new play is a brutally comic exploration of risk, delusion and power.
Three worlds collide on a Bolivian salt flat.
A solution to the climate or mental health crisis hangs in the balance.
Which would you save for the greater good?
Al Smith returns to the Royal Court following Harrogate, for which he was nominated Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Theatre Awards). He first worked with the theatre as a participant of a Royal Court Writers’ Group where emerging writers are given space and support to develop. Royal Court Associate Director Hamish Pirie directs.
See it at the Royal Court Theatre London, from 10 Nov - 18 Dec 2021.
Book Now: bit.ly/RareEarthMettle
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
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Al Smith’s epic new play is a brutally comic exploration of risk, delusion and power.
Three worlds collide on a Bolivian salt flat.
A solution to the climate or mental health crisis hangs in the balance.
Which would you save for the greater good?
Al Smith returns to the Royal Court following Harrogate, for which he was nominated Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Theatre Awards). He first worked with the theatre as a participant of a Royal Court Writers’ Group where emerging writers are given space and support to develop. Royal Court Associate Director Hamish Pirie directs.
See it at the Royal Court Theatre London, from 10 Nov - 18 Dec 2021.
Book Now: bit.ly/RareEarthMettle
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/RCTtwitter
Follow us on Facebook: bit.ly/2hqJpFa
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/RCTsubscribe
