Milked

Paul is searching for work in the media industry and is still based in Herefordshire, a location he seems to feel is too far from wherever he hopes to be. His friend Snowy, meanwhile, is less interested in a career than in working out who he is. Their plans change when Snowy comes across a sick cow in a nearby field and drafts Paul into the effort. The pair cannot decide whether they are trying to improve the animal's condition or simply end its suffering, and their attempts include several botched attempts at suffocation, some tinkering with a saw, and a visit to the railway tracks. The play is a black comedy about friendship and unemployment, centred on a cow named Sandy.

Milked was first staged by Pentabus Theatre Company in November 2013. This edition accompanies a revival and a national tour that began in February 2015.