Fri 11 — Sat 12 Jul
Ustinov Studio
An Actor Convalescing in Devon
Event Information
Fri 11 — Sat 12 Jul
A funny and compelling play, specially written for Paul Jesson by the multi award-winning playwright Richard Nelson.
An actor takes a train to the West Country to spend a weekend with a friend who lives there. Glad to be alive but unsure of his future, he shares stories and his thoughts about Shakespeare, friends, his career and the challenges of his own health.
He told me about some bloke who wasn’t well and then got better by placing a poem by William Blake in his shirt pocket …
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A fine actor in command of a lovely script” The Arts Desk
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Deserves every success” Londontheatre1
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Stirring” Broadway World
OFFIE Nomination for Best Solo Performance in this play.
The play opened at Hampstead Theatre, London, in April 2024
Writer
Richard Nelson's most recent plays include Our Life in Art at the Theatre du Soleil in Paris, and When the Hurlyburly's Done at the Theatre on Podil, in Kyiv, Ukraine. His plays have received numerous awards, including a Tony and an Olivier. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the RSC.
Actor
Paul Jesson is an Associate Artist of the RSC and twice winner of an Olivier Award. His roles include Cardinal Wolsey in the RSC’s Wolf Hall, Sir Geoffrey Howe in The Crown, Brutus in Ralph Fienne's film of Coriolanus and William Turner in Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner. He is currently playing Adam in Bath Theatre Royal's As You Like it.
Director
Clarissa Brown is Artistic Director of Face It Theatre and Associate Director of Claque Theatre. As Associate Director at the RSC Pentecost, by David Edgar, was awarded Best New Play of The Year. She has recived two play commissions from The Hong Kong Fringe and the British Council.
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 July
7.30pm
Tickets £18 / £10 discounts
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies
Original Design Team:
Designer Rob Howell (Matilda, The Ferryman, A Christmas Carol)
Lighting Rick Fisher (Billy Elliot, The Audience, An Inspector Calls)
Sound Mike Walker (Operation Mincemeat, The Lady in The Van & Relatively Speaking (Bath))
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