Written by Molly Gooch “Tactile” is a new contemporary play exploring how physical possessions connect us to reality in an increasingly digital world. The piece emerged from a simple question: What will be left when I die?

The play follows 3 siblings, Saf, Chris and Jem as they reunite to sort through their late mothers belongings. What begins as a practical task becomes a deeply emotional excavation of memory, love and loss. Through humour , tenderness and confrontation, Tactile examines how grief reshapes the bonds between us and how the things we hold, both physical and emotional, connect us across generations.  

At it’s core, Tactile, explores society’s return to the anologue’ as coined on social media in culture that is becoming ever more digitized. It examines what “real” connection means at a time when so much of our memory storage happens online. By focusing on the intimate and the material, the piece offers the audience a space to reflect on the value of touch, presence and the things we inherit from one another and the lessons they can teach.  

This production is supported by Arts Council England, Landmark Theatres and Exeter Northcott