As Far as We Know - (Modern Plays) by Sam Ward (Paperback)

About the Book

As Far As We Know is a hallucinogenic road trip through a world of anomalies, trying to understand what's going wrong in a world that refuses to be understood.

Book Synopsis

I promise you, wholeheartedly, that however you might feel, whatever you might hear, wherever this story might go, everything . . . will make sense . . . in the end.

A woman wakes up one morning to find holes appearing in her garden. Holes that just don't make sense. She needs answers . . . but in this strange and maddening world of government departments, banks, datacentres and deserts . . . answers are few and far between.

Performed as an act of endurance by a single performer, As Far As We Know is a hallucinogenic, break-neck storytelling ride about living in an uncertain world and what it feels like to have no idea what the f*ck is going on.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.

About the Author

Sam Ward is the founder of theatre company YESYESNONO, and former Resident Assistant Director at HOME Manchester. Sam's play Everything I'm Thinking, All of the Time was shortlisted for the George Devine Award 2023 and the Verity Bargate Award 2022. He has been commissioned by the Soho Theatre, and is currently on attachment to the Royal Court. His play we were promised honey! (performed by the author) received five stars from the Scotsman and the Financial Times in 2022 when it opened at Paines Plough's Roundabout, Summerhall. It then transferred to Soho Theatre in November 2022 before undertaking a national and international tour across 2023, having its US debut at 59E59 Theaters in New York. His play the accident did not take place ('mesmerising' The Stage) was shortlisted for the Total Theatre Award in 2019 and his first play Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist ('moving and bittersweet' The Guardian) won the Total Theatre Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2017. His plays Nation and The Glorious French Revolution opened at Paines Plough's Roundabout in August 2024 and New Diorama Theatre in November 2024 respectively.