Touching the Void
on Sky ArtsFollowing its sold-out world premiere in Bristol and critically acclaimed West End run, Touching the Void premiered at 9pm on Sky Arts on Thu 9 Dec. It is now available to watch online any time with a NOW TV entertainment pass or Sky subscription in the UK and on Broadway HD in America, Canada and Australia.
Be transported from the comfort of your living room to the freezing peaks of the Peruvian Andes, as Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ perilous descent of Siula Grande becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. Bringing the thrill of live theatre to your home, experience the death-defying heights and life-changing decisions from a more intimate angle than ever with our unique multi-camera set-up and an engrossing 3D soundscape.
Perched on an unstable snow-cliff and battered by freezing winds, Simon is desperate to rescue his injured climbing partner who hangs from a rope below him. Meanwhile, Joe teeters on the brink of death and despair in a crevasse from which he can’t possibly climb to safety.
Directed by Tony Award-winning Tom Morris (War Horse) and based on Joe Simpson’s bestselling memoir turned BAFTA-winning film, David Greig’s thrilling adaptation charts this astonishing feat of human endurance. Life-affirming and often darkly funny, Touching the Void takes the audience on an epic adventure that asks how far you’d be willing to go to survive.
A Bristol Old Vic, Fiery Angel, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Fuel co-production (presented in the West End in association with Ambassador Theatre Group Productions)
Nail-biting, you feel as if you’ve been to the ends of the earth without moving from your seat. A stirring testament to human fortitude and the power of theatre.
This stunningly inventive play exemplifies the power of theatre
SPELLBINDING. I’ve seen it twice and would go again in a heartbeat.
A triumph of resolve and innovation…proves anything is possible in the theatre
White knuckle theatre
Majestically tense
Breathlessly exciting
I can remember jumping up afterwards and thinking: well that’s five stars and possibly six. If you think theatre isn’t for you, try this.
Ann Treneman, The Times
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Touching the Void
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