A stunning play making its debut at the Brighton Fringe and continuing on to a regional tour in May/June 2016 will be coming to The Mill Studio at Yvonne Arnad Theatre, Guildford in June.
Junot Diaz said ‘the half life of love is forever’. It remains toxic, poisoning life long after love is over.
Alex sits in his chair drinking red wine and listening to music, numb to all but his day to day existence. A sudden knock on the door late at night and Connor has turned up; 17, drunk, disorderly, a mess in the guise of a fit young lover. Alex recognises in him the boy he used to know, an innocent who always loved picnics and tuna sandwiches.
How does love and nurture turn to rejection and hatred?
This latest play from Gail Louw* is a thrilling examination of the complex relationships of adopted parents, their children and gay partners. The play views adoption, relationships, power, trust and abuse in a way that is universally applicable to all people who suffer torment, no matter what their sexual orientation or gender.
*Gail Louw is an award winning playwright with productions throughout the UK, Australia, USA and South Africa. Her play ‘Two Sisters’ was on in LA in January/February 2016. Her play ‘Miss Dietrich Regrets’, which was on in South Africa in June 2015, has just received 4 Naledi nominations including Best Production. Her play ‘Blonde Poison’ is on at the Sydney Opera House (Studio) in May 2016 and a collection of four plays was published by Oberon Books in 2015 entitled Gail Louw: Collected Plays.