Two men. One sleeping bag. A boss who never arrives. James and Alex have spent two days waiting in a condemned building for work that might save them. With nothing to eat but whatever walks into a trap, their discipline frays into cruelty, confession and farce. When a broken leg, a demolition notice and a long-hidden rifle case strip away the last of their excuses, they must decide whether orders are keeping them alive - or merely keeping them lost. Darkly funny and unexpectedly tender, The Lost is a contemporary one-act stage play about friendship, pride, grief and the courage to leave an old life behind.