“Sam Bain's comedy drama smart-bombs spirituality-lite… filled with good one-liners.” —Independent

“Sam Bain's comic genius is evident throughout.” —Broadway World

“Bain’s first theatre script has all of the hallmarks of the merciless, close-quarters character comedy his TV work thrives on… jokes fly like machine-gun fire.” —Time Out

A comedy about getting away from it all — the debut play from the BAFTA Award-winning co-writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions.

Luke left his high-flying City life to discover serenity in the Scottish Highlands, but he can’t escape his past. Is Tony, his brother, everything that’s wrong with Luke's old life, or is he the only one who can really see into his soul?

The Retreat premiered at Park Theatre, London, in 2017, in a production directed by Kathy Burke.