17 April: The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
Enjoy our intimate and historic courthouse venue for a vivid portrayal of writer Patrick Hamilton in The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton.
Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years. Patrick Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, producing hit plays Rope (filmed by Hitchcock), Gaslight (which gave us the modern term 'gaslighting') and classic novels Hangover Square and The Slaves of Solitude. But Hamilton was also an alcoholic, whose wit darkened as his inner and outer worlds collapsed.
Covering the entire sweep of Hamilton’s thrilling life and writing, The Silence of Snow entertains and challenges, asking: why do so many of us get through life without feeling we ever truly knew another person?
Written and performed by Mark Farrelly
Directed by Linda Marlowe
Running time: 70 mins no interval
Event Details
Experience theatre in our historic Victorian Courthouse, an intimate venue for one-of-a-kind theatre productions. Our fully licensed bar offers a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available throughout the evening.
- Doors and Bar Open - 7.00pm
- Performance starts - 7.30pm
- Fully licensed bar is open before, during and after the production
Reviews of The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
★★★★ “You won’t be able to take your eyes off this magnetic actor Mark Farrelly. He inhabits the character of Hamilton with a blazing fluidity” The Times
★★★★ “Farrelly’s performance is electric” What’s On Stage
★★★★ “Horrifyingly funny snapshot of the wit, novelist and playwright…brilliant” The Spectator
★★★★★ “Phenomenal. What a performance!” Sardines Magazine
★★★★★ “Unmissable! An extraordinary, beyond accomplished piece of writing, performed faultlessly. This is a spellbinding event” Everything Theatre
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Enjoy our intimate and historic courthouse venue for a vivid portrayal of writer Patrick Hamilton in The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton.
Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years. Patrick Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, producing hit plays Rope (filmed by Hitchcock), Gaslight (which gave us the modern term 'gaslighting') and classic novels Hangover Square and The Slaves of Solitude. But Hamilton was also an alcoholic, whose wit darkened as his inner and outer worlds collapsed.
Covering the entire sweep of Hamilton’s thrilling life and writing, The Silence of Snow entertains and challenges, asking: why do so many of us get through life without feeling we ever truly knew another person?
Written and performed by Mark Farrelly
Directed by Linda Marlowe
Running time: 70 mins no interval
Event Details
Experience theatre in our historic Victorian Courthouse, an intimate venue for one-of-a-kind theatre productions. Our fully licensed bar offers a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available throughout the evening.
- Doors and Bar Open - 7.00pm
- Performance starts - 7.30pm
- Fully licensed bar is open before, during and after the production
Reviews of The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
★★★★ “You won’t be able to take your eyes off this magnetic actor Mark Farrelly. He inhabits the character of Hamilton with a blazing fluidity” The Times
★★★★ “Farrelly’s performance is electric” What’s On Stage
★★★★ “Horrifyingly funny snapshot of the wit, novelist and playwright…brilliant” The Spectator
★★★★★ “Phenomenal. What a performance!” Sardines Magazine
★★★★★ “Unmissable! An extraordinary, beyond accomplished piece of writing, performed faultlessly. This is a spellbinding event” Everything Theatre
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