Inflamed with newfound political zeal from her time living in London, Beatie Bryant returns home to rural Norfolk. As the family anxiously prepares themselves for the arrival of her activist and firebrand boyfriend Ronnie, Beatie struggles to slot back into her old lifestyle.
Differences between young and old are clear to see as Beatie’s new and radical ideals fail to land with her traditional family.
Diyan Zora directs Morfydd Clark in a new production of Roots - Arnold Wesker’s lyrical and impassioned play that delves into a young woman’s path to self-discovery which, together with John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, formed a lasting impact on British theatre with the two plays now running alongside each other in repertory for 11 weeks, as part of the Angry and Young season at the Almeida Theatre.