University of Oxford Student Season: Michaelmas Term 2025

By Billy Hearld and Billy Skiggs

Two dwindling thespians stage what they believe to be the greatest theatrical work of the century. As ‘resting actor’ Albie and the turtlenecked Bernard near the end of rehearsals, the loss of the script’s final page sends them into a frenzy. Unable to remember how the play ends, the two directors must come to realise that perhaps it never does.

A new play by Billys Hearld and Skiggs, To What End unpicks the workings of theatre and ambition in its brief time upon the stage. You're invited to watch, laugh, scoff or otherwise react how you like, but please don’t worry – it’s just a comedy, and nothing bad happens to anybody.