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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, London, in 2020. This edition includes an introduction by the director Matthew Warchus.
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, London, in 2020. This edition includes an introduction by the director Matthew Warchus.
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Reviews
"'A superb monologue - short, sharp, unsettling and upsetting... though easy and colloquial the writing has the intensity of a Greek drama, suggesting how damage ricochets down generations... in its rich mix of light and shade it's almost a male correlative to Fleabag'"
Telegraph
"'An intimate character study, teeming with vivid descriptions... beautifully crafted'"
The Arts Desk
"'A tour de force... Beresford's play [is] a mixture of longing and despair, the constant flickering hope that things will be different, the crushing realisation of disappointment. His writing is precise and fluent, catching each mood as it swims swiftly by'"
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- SeriesNHB Modern Plays