The story centres on an old woman and her pilgrimage across country back to the seaside village of her childhood. As she treks across the land the ‘old mother’ meets an abandoned dog-boy and a tender friendship is forged.

Charles Way is an award-winning writer of over thirty plays. Eastern Angles audiences will remember his wonderfully atmospheric play In The Bleak Midwinter.

The Long Way Home will be directed by Naomi Jones whose record-breaking 2009 Spring Tour Return To Akenfield gained glowing reviews from The Guardian and The Times.

Tour dates/times & box office numbers:

February 2010
Wed 17 Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Suffolk, IP15 5BP 7.30 01473 211498
Thur 18 Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Suffolk, IP15 5BP 7.30 01473 211498
Fri 19 Framlingham Framlingham College, Suffolk, IP13 9EY 7.30 01728 723789
Sat 20 Framlingham Framlingham College, Suffolk, IP13 9EY 7.30 01728 723789
Tue 23 New Buckenham Village Hall, Norfolk, NR16 2AU 7.30 01953 860216
Wed 24 Syleham & Wingfield Village Hall,Suffolk, IP21 4LT 7.30 01379 384362
Thur 25 Haverhill Arts Centre, Suffolk, CB9 8AR 8.00 01440 714140
Fri 26 Brentwood Brentwood Theatre, Essex, CM15 8AG 8.00 01277 200305
Sat 27 Brentwood Brentwood Theatre, Essex, CM15 8AG 8.00 01277 200305

MARCH 2010
Tue 2 Norwich Maddermarket Theatre, Norfolk, NR2 1DR 8.00 01603 620917
Wed 3 Brandon Leisure Centre, Suffolk, IP27 0TD 7.30 01842 813748
Thu 4 Walsham-Le-Willows Village Hall, Suffolk, IP31 3AA 7.30 01359 258030
Fri 5 Hacheston Village Hall, Suffolk, IP13 0DR 7.30 01728 746786
Sat 6 Beccles Hungate Church, Suffolk, NR34 9TT 7.30 01502 712366
Mon 8 Peterborough Key Theatre Studio, PE1 1EF 7.30 01733 207239
Fri 12 Sibton Sibton Church, Suffolk, IP17 2LU 7.30 01728 660369
Sat 13 Hartest Village Hall, Suffolk, IP29 4EQ 7.30 01284 830268
Tue 16 Aylsham Town Hall, Norfolk, NR11 6EL 7.30 01473 211498
Wed 17 Crowfield Village Hall, Suffolk, IP6 9SZ 7.30 01473 890789
Thur 18 Bradfield Village Hall, Essex, CO11 2XB 7.30 01206 392520
Fri 19 Wetheringsett Village Hall, Suffolk, IP14 5PJ 7.30 01449 766670
Sat 20 Great Bromley Village Hall, Essex, CO7 7JA 7.30 01206 230790
Tue 23 Waldringfield Village Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4QP 7.30 01473 736506
Wed 24 Lowestoft Seagull Theatre, Suffolk, NR33 0JH 7.30 01502 580909*
Thur 25 Wrabness Village Hall, Essex, CO11 2TJ 7.30 01255 880517
Fri 26 Frettenham Village Hall, Norfolk, NR12 7NN 8.00 01603 893827
Sat 27 Monks Eleigh Village Hall, Suffolk, IP7 7JQ 7.30 01449 740291
Tue 30 Creeting St Mary Village Hall, Suffolk, IP6 8NF 7.30 01449 720740
Wed 31 Downham Market Town Hall, Norfolk, PE38 9HS 7.30 01473 211498

APRIL 2010
Thur 1 Wells Granary Theatre, Norfolk, NR23 1NE 7.30 01328 710193
Tue 6 Brandeston Village Hall, Suffolk, IP13 7AD 7.30 01728 685266
Wed 7 Polstead Village Hall, Suffolk, CO6 5AN 7.30 01787 210029
Thur 8 Hindolveston Village Hall, Norfolk, NR20 5DD 7.30 01263 860583
Fri 9 Needham Market Community Centre, Suffolk, IP6 8BB 7.30 01449 723171
Sat 10 Halesworth The Cut, Suffolk, IP19 8BY 7.30 0845 673 2123
Mon 12 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Tue 13 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Wed 14 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 1.30 01473 211498
Wed 14 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Thur 15 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Fri 16 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Sat 17 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 4.15 01473 211498
Sat 17 Ipswich Sir John Mills Theatre, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ 7.45 01473 211498
Tue 20 Bungay Fisher Theatre, Suffolk, NR35 1EE 7.30 01986 897130
Wed 21 Bungay Fisher Theatre, Suffolk, NR35 1EE 7.30 01986 897130
Thur 22 Harkstead Village Hall, Suffolk, IP9 1DG 7.30 01473 328687
Fri 23 Sudbury Quay Theatre, Suffolk, CO10 2AN 8.00 01787 374745
Sat 24 Hockwold Village Hall, Norfolk, IP26 4LW 7.30 01842 827268
Wed 28 Thetford Carnegie Rooms, Norfolk, IP24 2DS 7.30 01473 211498
Thur 29 Chelmsford Cramphorn Theatre, Essex, CM1 1JG 8.00 01245 606505
Fri 30 Kirton Church Hall, Suffolk, IP10 0PT 7.30 01394 448238

MAY 2010
Sat 1 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 7.30 01473 211498
Sun 2 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 3.45 01473 211498
Sun 2 Woodbridge Community Hall, Suffolk, IP12 4AU 7.30 01473 211498
Tue 4 Southwold St Edmunds Hall, Suffolk, IP18 6JP 7.30 01473 211498
Wed 5 Maldon Town Hall, Essex, CM9 4RL 7.30 01473 211498
Thur 6 MALDON Town Hall, Essex, CM9 4RL 7.30 01473 211498
Fri 7 Cockfield Village Hall, Suffolk, IP30 0LA 7.30 01284 828956
Sat 8 Lavenham Village Hall, Suffolk, CO10 9QT 7.30 01787 248599
Tue 11 Westleton Village Hall, Suffolk, IP17 3AQ 7.30 01728 648436
Wed 12 King’s Lynn Arts Centre, Norfolk, PE30 1HA 7.30 01553 764864
Thur 13 Diss Corn Hall, Norfolk, IP22 4LB 7.30 01379 652241
Fri 14 Margaretting Village Hall, Essex, CM4 0EP 7.30 01277 354821
Sat 15 Sheringham Little Theatre, Norfolk, NR26 8RE 7.30 01263 822347
Tue 18 Beck Row Community Centre, Suffolk, IP28 8AE 7.30 01638 716362
Wed 19 Newmarket Memorial Hall, Suffolk, CB8 8JP 7.30 01638 667227
Thur 20 Luton Hat Factory, Beds, LU1 2EY 7.30 01582 878100
Fri 21 Assington Village Hall, Suffolk, CO10 5LW 7.30 01787 210029
Sat 22 Wivenhoe William Loveless Hall, Essex, CO7 1AB 7.30 01473 211498