An epic family drama takes us to the very boundaries of love and devotion in the age of climate catastrophe.

When Alice returns from a gruelling Antarctic odyssey, she finds that everything has changed. There's been a flood, a funeral and a new romance.

At 1:30am, her daughter Alba is sleeping. Her mother, Eve, has never been more awake. And Alice? Maybe the cracks she discovered in the Antarctic ice have followed her home.

Martha Loader's play Albatross is toured in the UK by Menagerie Theatre Company in 2026.

About the Author
Martha Loader is a writer, producer and actor. Her writing for the stage includes: Albatross (Menagerie Theatre Company, 2026); Bindweed (Mercury Originals/HighTide/New Wolsey/Royal Exchange Theatre, 2024); Splinter (Play Nicely Theatre, Eastern Angles); Cuckoo (INK Festival, schools tour); and Phenomenon (Hotbed Festival, Cambridge Junction). Bindweed won the Judges' Award at the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022. Loader won the Award for Promising Young Playwright at INK Festival 2019. She is an alumnus of the Mercury Playwrights, Soho Writers' Lab and HighTide Writers programmes. Author photo by Louis Catliff


Book Information
ISBN 9781839045592
Author Martha Loader
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books