Knot of the Heart

By David Eldridge

 "Lots of my friends do it. Like no one’s injecting or anything. It’s only a tiny bit of opium. And I’ve had such an awful day you wouldn’t believe it."

 Lucy has it all: a promising career as a children’s TV presenter, a loving mother, and a casual drug habit which she thinks she has under control. But after being caught smoking heroin in the studio, Lucy’s comfortable life begins to slip through her fingers and her habit spirals into a dangerous addiction which costs her not only her job but her friends, health and happiness.

 David Eldridge’s remarkable modern drama follows Lucy’s path through drug dens, hospital wards and treatment centres, while her well-meaning mother and resentful sister struggle to make sense of what is happening to her.

 This is not only a journey through addiction and recovery, but the story of a family struggling to regain the closeness and trust they have lost and to find redemption in each other.

 This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

 Contains strong language, adult themes and scenes of drug use.