The West End ★★★★★ Smash-Hit returns for the digital theatre event of the year. Recorded live at Bristol Old Vic. Watch on demand from 2 Jun: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/touching-the-void TOUCHING THE VOID What happens when you look death squarely in the face and how do you find the strength to crawl back towards life? Following its sold-out world premiere in Bristol and critically acclaimed West End run, Touching the Void returns for one week only for a unique global broadcast event. Be transported from the comfort of your living room to the freezing heights of the Peruvian Andes, as Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ perilous descent of Siula Grande becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival. With a unique multi-camera set-up and an engrossing soundscape, experience the death-defying heights and life changing decisions from a more intimate angle than ever. 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." The Telegraph Running time: 2 hour 20 mins (inc. interval) Age guidance: 12+ #TouchingTheVoid #BristolOldVicAtHome All the details, extra content and full credits: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/touching-the-void To support Bristol Old Vic: https://bristololdvic.org.uk/donate Or text BOV and your donation amount to 70085. (Texts cost your donation amount plus one standard network rate message.)