Outlier

About us

"The sky was painfully big, but our worlds were small, our lives little. So when we found each other in the muddle of it all, that feeling of belonging was addictive."

Mal, Ama, Lewis and Oskar have grown up together; hedonistically charging through life in rural Devon. Living from party to party, they're railing against the stories that have been written for them as they stand at the precipice of adulthood. But all the space can be suffocating, and it's tough sometimes – feeling so low in a place so beautiful.

The powerful poetics of Malaika Kegode (TRP Associate Director) and exhilarating music of Bristol band Jakabol combine with dynamic animation in this moving, autobiographical gig-theatre show directed by Jenny Davies.

Genre-defying and emotional, Outlier explores the impact of isolation, addiction, and friendship on young people in the often-forgotten places.

Outlier's journey to the stage began as a part of Bristol Old Vic's Ferment Fortnight in the Weston Studio in Feb 2020. It was commissioned by Bristol Old Vic and then further developed and co-produced by Liz Counsell and Bristol Old Vic with support from Arts Council England, Doorstep Arts and Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.