
45 Years
Andrew Haigh(Author)
Nick Hern Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 25. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-83904-607-0 (ISBN)
Description
'If she hadn't died - if you had got to Italy - would you have married her for real?'
It's the week leading up to Kate and Geoff's wedding anniversary, and preparations for the party are in full swing. As they choose the music for their first dance, a letter from Switzerland arrives and quietly shatters their world.
Buried for decades, the body of a young woman has been found in the melting ice. Is the past another country, or is it just beneath the surface?
45 Years is an achingly tense, intimate and moving play, adapted by Hannah Patterson from Andrew Haigh's critically acclaimed film, itself based on a short story by David Constantine. The play was first performed in the Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2026, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, with a cast including Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James.
'Commanding, contemplative... supremely intelligent and moving' Guardian on Andrew Haigh's film
It's the week leading up to Kate and Geoff's wedding anniversary, and preparations for the party are in full swing. As they choose the music for their first dance, a letter from Switzerland arrives and quietly shatters their world.
Buried for decades, the body of a young woman has been found in the melting ice. Is the past another country, or is it just beneath the surface?
45 Years is an achingly tense, intimate and moving play, adapted by Hannah Patterson from Andrew Haigh's critically acclaimed film, itself based on a short story by David Constantine. The play was first performed in the Minerva Theatre at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2026, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, with a cast including Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James.
'Commanding, contemplative... supremely intelligent and moving' Guardian on Andrew Haigh's film
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Edition
stage version
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83904-607-0 (9781839046070)
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Andrew Haigh is a filmmaker whose other work includes Weekend, Looking, Lean on Pete and All of Us Strangers. Hannah Patterson's other plays include Eden and Playing with Grown Ups, which was nominated for an OffWestEnd Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Award.