A01=Catherine Dyson
Author_Catherine Dyson
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collective memory
empathy
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history
immersive
reflection
witness
Product details
- ISBN 9781350623002
- Weight: 81g
- Dimensions: 126 x 194mm
- Publication Date: 15 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Because it seems these days
You’re feeling somewhat shaky
You feel the sands shift beneath your feet
And outside your door
A storm rages.
The Last Picture is a thought-provoking exploration of empathy, imagination, and collective memory – a play about what connects us across time, place, and experience.
On a school trip in 2026, a group of Year 9 students – with Sam, their emotional support dog – are drawn into the story of 1939 Europe. As past and present blur, the play asks what it means to care, to remember, and connect across time.
This edition was published to coincide with the UK tour of the York Theatre Royal, ETT and An Tobar and Mull Theatre Production in February 2026.
Catherine Dyson is a writer and performer. Recent theatre writing credits include: PETER PAN (Sherman Theatre), BITCOIN BOI (musical, Riverfront Theatre), ON TRACK (RedCape Theatre, UK tour), BELIEVERS (South Street Arts Centre), THUNDER ROAD (in which she also performed, RedCape Theatre, UK tour). Her play TRANSPORTER, which she performs, was produced by Theatr Iolo and toured the UK and Kolkata, and was translated into German and produced in Austria. Audio credits include THE EGG MAN (BBC Radio 4 drama) and MANSFIELD PARK (eight-part adaptation for Audible). Catherine’s play THE LAST PICTURE was recently selected as one of the 37 plays for the RSC’s 37 Plays Project. She won second prize in the Arch 468 Hope Playwriting Prize, and was shortlisted and specially commended in the Wales Writer in Residence Award. She has been part of both BBC Comedy Room and BBC Writersroom Welsh Voices, through which she has written two TV pilots. She is Associate Artist with Theatr Iolo, RedCape Theatre, and Papertrail Theatre Company and is currently on a writing attachment at the National Theatre. She is also a member of the current Writers Collective at the Orange Tree Theatre.
