Adapted from Ukranian-American writer Ilya Kaminsky's haunting novel, Dead Centre and Zoe McWhinney's Deaf Republic combines British Sign Language, spoken word and creative use of silence and captioning to turn the story into a visceral theatrical experience. With deaf and hearing performers working side by side, the piece moves fluidly between poetry and protest, creating a language of rebellion that transcends sound.

Directed by multi-Olivier and Tony Award-winner Marianne Elliott OBE (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time; Company) and designed by her regular collaborator Bunny Christie, The Unbelievers is a striking work written by Nick Payne (We Live in Time; Constellations), running at the Royal Court this Autumn. Starring BAFTA-winning actor Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, The Split), the rest of the cast will be announced in due course.