Synopsis
Farewell to the Theatre
$12.99 Published by Faber & Faber
6 Male 2 Female
Harley Granville Barker - the most influential theatre-maker of his time - finds himself adrift in America during the Great War
Estranged from the theatre, and with his spirit almost broken by an acrimonious divorce, he seeks refuge in the relative obscurity of a quiet, backwater - Williamstown, Massachusetts
He finds comfort in the congeniality of his fellow refugees and in the courtesy of strangers
And gradually begins to regain his faith in humanity and his belief in the central role of Theatre in the civilised community
Olivier Award Winner Richard Nelson's elegant and passionate play examines a world full of loss, disenchantment and disillusion
But also a world where Art has the power to heal, to liberate, and to bind us together