The Hampstead Players present a powerful and dramatic play by W. Somerset Maugham which not only has a good story but also raises issues, including those arising from mercy killing, which are equally topical and challenging for a modern audience.
"All thoughts, all passions, all delights,
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,
All are but ministers of Love
And feed his sacred flame."
This verse from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Love" appeared on the title page of the 1929 publication of this play by William Heinemann Ltd. Love has many forms with the power to move and stir us in different ways, reflected in this play. The passionate love of young newly weds, rooted in sex. The deeper and more mature love of those of those who have experienced the adversities of life, such as the suffering of themselves or others close to them. The pity and compassionate love for a disabled invalid. The love of a mother for her children, especially for one who has suffered. These weave together in this play to form a moving and powerful drama - and one which gives rise too to serious moral issues.
26/11/09
28/11/09
All welcome
Hampstead Parish Church
26 & 27 Nov. at 730pm and 28 Nov. at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
£10 (£8 concessions)
Tel. 020 7431 4620
or www.hampsteadplayers.org.uk for further information and online bookings.
