Beyond Caring, National Theatre, review: a stark look at the lives behind the political posturing on zero-hours contracts
Three casual workers arrive for the night shift at a meat factory. There's hard-faced Becky (Victoria Moseley), timid, dowdy Susan (Kristin Hutchinson) and Grace (Janet Etuk), forced into employment despite her rheumatoid arthritis. They join Phil (Sean O'Callaghan), the only full-time member of staff and a gentle giant type - though like all of them, he seems bruised by life.