Theatre & Performance
All At Sea - Stephen Joseph Theatre
16 – 31 October 2026 · Westborough
About this event
Where do you turn when you’ve got £100,000 of credit card debt? And a £400,000 mortgage?
For Colin, the answer is simple: fake his death in a canoeing accident in the North Sea.
Now his ‘widow’ Deborah is forced to enact a complex plan to secure life insurance money while lying to their sons.
How do you pretend your husband is dead? What kind of toll does it take living a double life? And, how do you keep the romance alive through a fake wall in your sewing room?
Inspired by the notorious Canoe Man case, All At Sea is a deep dive into Colin and Deborah’s relationship by award-winning playwright Alison Carr.
All At Sea won the Rose Fisher Award for Writing from Laurels.
For Colin, the answer is simple: fake his death in a canoeing accident in the North Sea.
Now his ‘widow’ Deborah is forced to enact a complex plan to secure life insurance money while lying to their sons.
How do you pretend your husband is dead? What kind of toll does it take living a double life? And, how do you keep the romance alive through a fake wall in your sewing room?
Inspired by the notorious Canoe Man case, All At Sea is a deep dive into Colin and Deborah’s relationship by award-winning playwright Alison Carr.
All At Sea won the Rose Fisher Award for Writing from Laurels.