Victor Pilard

Mary isn't your typical period drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer, overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to an empty dance card for the rest of her life… until Mary takes matters into her own hands.

Nathan, 23, descends into a night of intimacy, euphoria and disorientation. He jolts awake at the care of paternal figure, Sam, who helps him survive through the aftermath of a chillout. Cracks begin to show as Nathan’s smile is quieter now – aware that survival isn’t the same as safety, and that next time, the night might not let them go so easily.

During the 15-minute lead-up to a band going on to perform their first headline tour, we follow five band members and the people around them. As things start to go wrong, they have to find a way around the chaos or say goodbye to their entire careers and everything they have worked for.