I was lucky enough to direct the first production of The Red Helicopter a decade ago in 2010 when it was written for, developed with and performed by an incredibly talented cast of young people at the Almeida. Set in 2057 it tells the story of a group of young people who have been abandoned in the ‘exodus’, left to fend for themselves in a world without adults crumbling in the wake of an environmental catastrophe. Those left behind are from care homes or from families who couldn't afford to take their children with them who, already abandoned by the world, begin to create their own society, language and means of survival – all presided over by the powerful and enigmatic Daddy.
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