Stone Revellers return this September with Fin Kennedy’s award-winning play How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, a tense story about identity, loss and escape, staged at Crown Wharf Theatre from Wednesday, 10th September to Saturday, 13th September 2025.
A compelling tale of identity and escape
Crown Wharf Theatre will host How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, a drama by Fin Kennedy performed by Stone Revellers. The production runs across four evenings, from Wednesday, 10th September to Saturday, 13th September 2025, with a 7:30 pm start each night.
The play follows Charlie, a man buckling under the pressures of modern life as grief and addiction close in. In a bid to leave everything behind, he encounters Mike, an expert in helping people vanish, and Sophie, a pathologist searching for answers of her own. Their intersecting journeys explore how society defines us and whether it is possible to step outside that frame altogether.
The production moves from the high-pressure corridors of a London marketing agency to the shadowy margins where identities can be shed and remade. It promises a thought-provoking and unsettling atmosphere that asks big questions about who we are and what we leave behind.
Lines that stay with you
The script itself delivers some stark observations about identity and disappearance:
“You are who you can prove you are, you are what people think, and that’s the easiest thing in the world to change.”
“There’s no correlation between birth and death in this country, no one thinks to match up the certificates. This loophole is large enough for several thousand people a year to walk right into. The disappeared. The missing.”
What critics say
“An unsettling, dangerous play that makes you want to run away from yourself.” – The Guardian
“The sort of thrilling new work that completely restores your faith in theatre.” – Sheffield Star
Key details for Stone audiences
- Dates: Wednesday, 10th September to Saturday, 13th September 2025
- Time: 7:30 pm nightly
- Tickets: £16 standard, £14 concessions
- Venue: Crown Wharf Theatre, Crown Street, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8QN
- Advisory: Contains strong language and mature themes
Tickets are available now from Crown Wharf Theatre’s website.
Why this show matters locally
For residents and visitors who value high-quality culture on the doorstep, this is a chance to see an award-winning play without leaving town. With four evening performances, it is well-timed for after-work theatre and late-summer nights out. If you enjoy character-driven drama that lingers long after the curtain falls, this is one to book.
