FLYING ANT DAY


  • Written by
    Joey Ellis

Performances

  • Dates
    25 February 2026 - 27 February 2026
  • Times
  • 7.30pm

Tickets

  • Full Price£18
  • Access Seat - Nimbus Card £0

Running Time

  • 105 minutes with an interval.

Overview

Human beings are the only animals capable of contemplating their own mortality. And yet we have lost the practical wisdom of what happens when we die. More importantly, we ignore it.

Flying ants have 24 hours to live, then they die. On a hot summer’s day, the flying ants appear from the ground in an attempt to squeeze as much life as they can out of their time. At the same time, a family arrives at a hospital room to say goodbye to their dying mum.

This dark comedy explores the human trials of grieving and how disconnected we have become in accepting our destiny.

Content Warnings: Partial nudity, Strong language, Themes of death and dying, including discussions of mortality and grief.

Cast

Kenneth Butler

Meadow Capon

Alex Gannon

Daniel Hintner

Gayané Kaligian

Reagan Madilyn Martin

Clare Nolan

Paula Pirvu

Will Usherwood-Bliss

Yeo Dana

Creatives

Writer
Joey Ellis

Originating Director
Gráinne Byrne

Lighting Designer
Ben Lucas

Producer
Strange Kin Theatre