When Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter.
Years later - recalling that meeting, and the revelations that followed - Patrick traces the events of his father's life, laying bare a journey of grandiose plans, aching disappointments and audacious self-delusion.
Three Kings by Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships.
It was written for Andrew Scott to perform as part of Old Vic: In Camera, a series of live performances streamed from the Old Vic Theatre, London, in 2020. This edition includes an introduction by the director Matthew Warchus.
'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' Observer on The Last of the Haussmans
| ISBN: | 9781848429772 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2020 |
| Author: | Stephen Beresford |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |
When Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter.
Years later - recalling that meeting, and the revelations that followed - Patrick traces the events of his father's life, laying bare a journey of grandiose plans, aching disappointments and audacious self-delusion.
Three Kings by Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious play for a solo actor about fathers and sons, the gifts and burdens of inheritance, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships.
It was written for Andrew Scott to perform as part of Old Vic: In Camera, a series of live performances streamed from the Old Vic Theatre, London, in 2020. This edition includes an introduction by the director Matthew Warchus.
'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' Observer on The Last of the Haussmans
Three Kings features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts
Three Kings is available in Paperback
Three Kings was written by Stephen Beresford and published by Nick Hern Books
Three Kings has 48 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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