THE HOLE

By Poppy Winter

In a hole in the woods, a young woman awakens, having fled a life she can no longer bear. Grappling with the collapse of the world around her as she becomes a mother, she slowly becomes a vessel for Mother Earth, delivering a message to humanity about the consequences of overconsumption, environmental destruction, and societal neglect.


Part psychological odyssey, part poetic reflection, The Hole is a one-woman show that confronts audiences with urgent questions: What legacy are we leaving for future generations? How do we care for the vulnerable in a world saturated by media and consumerism?


Unflinching, innovative, and socially conscious, this immersive performance transforms grief, trauma, and revelation into a call to action—a mirror for our times and a meditation on responsibility, connection, and the fragile beauty of life.

Team:

Created by: Poppy Winter

Producer: Imogen Finlayson

Sound Design: Joe Browning

Dramaturg: Caroline Leslie

Assistant Director: Sally Wood

Details:

‘The Hole’ will be performed at the Etcetera Theater, London as part of the Women’s Writers Festival.

  • 10th March at 7pm

  • 14th March at 1pm

  • 17th March at 7pm

Length: 70 mins

Tickets: £15.22 (including booking fee)

Address: 265 Camden High Street
(above the Oxford Arms)
Camden, London NW1 7BU

Link: The Hole - Buy tickets

 

Whose Working On This Project?

  • Poppy Winter

    WRITER/ACTOR

    Poppy Winter is an actor, writer and a BA LAMDA grad. Since graduating LAMDA she has been involved in a range of projects. She appeared as Becky in Roy Williams’ SUCKER PUNCH as part of the Theatre Nations partnership with the National Theatre and Queens Theatre Hornchurch. She has appeared as a guest role ITV’s VERA. She also played the role of Katie in BORIS THE THIRD (The Pleasance) at the Edinburgh fringe. She has been involved in various play readings at theatres championing new writing such as SIAN DE BERGERAC for Next Page Season at Omnibus, as well as CIGS AND ALCOHOL a new play being developed at The Criterion New Writing.

    The Hole is Poppy's debut play as a writer.

  • Imogen Finlayson

    PRODUCER

    Imogen Finlayson is a London-based producer and actress with international training and experience. She studied at the Cours Florent in Paris and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

    Imogen previously lived in NYC, where she co-founded the independent production company ‘Next Minute Productions’ with Siobhan Carroll. They collaborated with Ozaki studios to create The Reunion, which was nominated for Lovesick Film Festival’s best picture. The film won the Indie Shorts Award for best acting duo and received an honorable mention from Blackbird Film Festival.

    After shooting The Reunion Next Minute collaborated with a public high school in Cleveland, Ohio to film three pilot episodes of a web series Survival: A Day Job Series. This created the opportunity for high school students to have an education experience on set both in front of and behind the camera.

    At the end of 2023 Next Minute mounted their first full theatrical production, the original play Friends & Lovers & Others, at The Tank in NYC. They just closed their second play, Lucy Light, which had its US premier at The New Stage Performance Space. Since moving to London she staged a rehearsed reading of the new play Faster Horses and is starting to also work independently under Next Minute Productions.

  • Caroline Leslie

    DRAMATURG

    Caroline Leslie is a director and dramaturg of new writing. She works closely with writers throughout the development, drafting and rehearsal process, and many of Caroline’s productions of new work have transferred either to the West End (Wipers Times and Bleak Expectations) or gone on to have National Tours (Trial by Laughter, Radio Times).

    She also runs the MA Directing Programme at LAMDA, which has a strong focus on working with living writers and dramaturgy.

    In her early career, Caroline ran the literary work at Salisbury Playhouse during her time as an Associate there. This culminated in a festival of new work which she directed, and studio and main house productions of two new plays by Mike Acres.

    Caroline co-curated and ran a symposium on new writing and the ecology of developing new work with Sarah Dickenson at LAMDA in 2018, which was chaired by Timberlake Wertenbaker.

    She has recently worked as dramaturg on several new pieces, including early-stage dramaturgy on A Place for Me by Anne Odeke and The Invincibles by Amanda Whittington.

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