PLAY! Festival 2026

At its core, this is a very silly play. Led by Lily Weerasinghe, the work invites audiences into the comical dynamics of an unorthodox, antiestablishment family. Through satire and gentle absurdity, the narrative follows Heyu on a bildungsroman journey into disillusionment, challenging traditional family stereotypes and the antiquation of contemporary social constructs.

Structured across three acts with poetic interludes and musical chorus breaks, the play mirrors the fast paced, multimodal rhythm of modern media. Dialogue ridicules modern communication, taboos around purposelessness, and our fear of empty spaces in art, conversation and life. The evening instead proposes an embrace of meaninglessness.

Designed for any person who wishes to collaborate and perform, this minimalistic production seeks to induce giggling and confuddlement over art and its meaning. Expect to sink deeper into the nonsensical, and leave with fewer certainties about acceptable behaviour.

Car parking

When you arrive for a College event at our Egham campus, please park in car parks 12 or 4.

Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.

Blue Badge holders can find designated parking spaces in Car park 1W, as well as between Gardeners Lodge and the Williams Annexe. You can find these locations by looking at our campus map opposite. If you require any assistance on arrival, please contact our premises team in advance of your visit by emailing: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk and they will be happy to help.

Please note that we operate an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system on certain parts of our campus, however if you are here for an organised event, parking is unrestricted for event guests in car parks 12, 4 or 14 (or display your blue badge permit if parking in a disabled bay). If you have any questions about parking, please email: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk