NT Connections Festival 2026: Sycamore Gap
By Al Smith.Sycamore Gap will be performed by White City Youth Theatre as part of National Theatre Connections 2026.
A whodunnit about the felling of the Robin Hood Tree at Sycamore Gap.
Set on the day after the felling, the local police are ‘in school’ conducting an investigation. The twelve members of the school’s eco-club are held in a classroom, being taken out and interviewed one by one, until the culprit cracks and confesses. While they wait for their turn, the pupils interrogate each other. Who could have done something so monstrous? What possible motivation could they have had? What impact will it have on their club and their community, now that the tree is gone? And will it be possible for any of them to move on?
Content warnings: References to porn addiction, the climate emergency, cancer, anxiety, panic attacks, violence, and police brutality.