Overview
Isaac returns to his family home with a chance to atone for the terrible
mistake that claimed his childhood. Autumn is a little girl whose time
is running out. With three sleeps left before her birthday, she can only
hope for a miracle, or an unexpected act of selflessness. Her
grandmother, Sophia, brings them together in a desperate attempt to save
her family, at any cost. Set against the eerie backdrop of an isolated
rural community and steeped in the folklore of the harvest, Grain in the
Blood is a noir-ish thriller exploring a timely moral dilemma: how much
are we prepared to sacrifice for the greater good? The play received
its world premiere at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, on 18 October 2016,
before opening at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, on 1 November 2016.