The Acedian Pirates

The Acedian Pirates is the debut play from Jay Taylor (Nell Gwyn, Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies) which challenges our understanding of mythology and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.

Jacob doesn’t know why he’s here. He’s been at war for six years but nobody will tell him why. They get asked when they sign up what they want to do for the Capital State and they reply ‘Fight. Help. Assist. Do some good.’ But they’ve been helping for thousands of years and they’re still at war.

The Acedian Pirates looks at the struggles of a unit of soldiers who are desperate to return home but new arrivals puts this in jeopardy. Where are they, who are they and why are they even fighting?

Shortlisted for the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award in 2014, The Acedian Pirates is produced by Tara Finney Productions and Theatre503, the critically-acclaimed team behind Land of Our Fathers (Time Out’s Fringe Show of the Year 2013), with support from Arts Council England.