Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Jarman, Howerd’s End) presents his riveting, solo show – The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton –portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.
Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, producing hit plays Rope (filmed by Hitchcock) and Gaslight, and classic novels Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square and The Slaves of Solitude.
But Hamilton was also an alcoholic, whose wit became increasingly mordant as his inner and outer worlds collapsed. Covering the entire sweep of Hamilton’s turbulent life and writing, The Silence of Snow entertains and challenges in equal measure, asking audiences: why do so many of us get through life without feeling we ever truly knew another person?
This witty and engaging tribute to a great English writer is written and performed by Mark Farrelly. He is directed by EastEnders star Linda Marlowe.
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH from Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 October at 7.30pm. Admission: £17, £15 concessions.
Running time approx. 75 minutes.
Booking: www.brockleyjack.co.uk or 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 fee for phone bookings only)
