'But tonight we will be together'

Rhoda. Bernard. Susan. Neville. Jinny. Louis.

They begin by the coast. Then, school. Youth. Forming. Swelling. Terror. Joy. Working. Falling. Fame. Grief. Alone. Together.

A tender, thrilling story about growing up together, Flora Wilson Brown's heart-thumping adaptation of Virginia Woolf's modernist masterpiece The Waves was first performed at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2026.

About the Author

Flora Wilson Brown is a writer and dramaturg based in London. Her other plays include I Know I Know I Know, Viking and The Beautiful Future is Coming, which premiered at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, before a new production at Bristol Old Vic and the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

Reviews

'An adaptation that rises to the challenge of replicating Woolf's near-perfect expression of the human experience... her most beautiful and revealing lines are woven into a naturalistic script that is by turns relatable, moving and extremely funny... a show that wonderfully captures the joy, cruelty and beautiful mundanity of life'

* Guardian *

'Playful and sensitive... Wilson Brown's interpretation shapes the relentless ebb and flow of the novel around six distinct characters and allows them not just to share their thoughts, but sometimes to speak directly to each other... she has turned a mercurial work into compelling, and often surprisingly moving drama... an elegantly effective response to a tricky modernist classic - buoyantly confident, with a powerful emotional undertow'

* The Stage *

'Life-affirming and poetic... admirably captures the ambiguity of Woolf's writing'

* Broadway World *

'Flora Wilson Brown's adaptation makes Woolf's text sparkle and shine... The Waves seems to encompass all of life... a delight from start to finish'

* Reviews Hub *

'Woolf's masterpiece is here adapted beautifully for the stage... an incredible feat... the acting and script are sublime. Flora Wilson Brown has not only truthfully adapted Woolf's work but has captured the pure essence of her style... a hauntingly rich and tremendously acted production, which will both surprise and satisfy'

* West End Best Friend *

'Renders Woolf's intricate text with striking clarity and immediacy... Flora Wilson Brown weaves together the essential threads of Woolf's novel with remarkable sensitivity... captures the essence of Woolf's work'

* Theatre & Tonic *



Book Information
ISBN 9781839045813
Author Virginia Woolf
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 129g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 8mm