In 2016, she starred in an adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s 1934 play Yerma at the Young Vic, written and directed by Simon Stone. Upon opening, the play received critical acclaim, mainly for Billie’s performance. On August 31, 2017, Yerma streamed live into more than 700 cinemas across the UK.
Whilst ticket sales are yet to be confirmed, more than 100 cinemas confirmed they had sold out to capacity with many requesting encore copies. In an unprecedented event, after the live screening had finished, ‘#Yerma’ trended on Twitter at number three, with some writers claiming Twitter had ‘gone into complete meltdown’ over Piper’s performance.
