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Jared Harris (Lane Pryce on Mad Men, David Robert Jones on Fringe) and Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey) star in David Hare’s drama about four Church of England clergymen attempting to minister to an economically and racially mixed parish in South London’s Southwark diocese. The first in a trilogy of plays dealing with British social institutions in the aftermath of Thatcherism, the questions raised by this modern classic (winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play) — from the relevancy of religion in today’s world to the issue of gays and women as priests — ring more resoundingly ...Read More
Jared Harris (Lane Pryce on Mad Men, David Robert Jones on Fringe) and Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey) star in David Hare’s drama about four Church of England clergymen attempting to minister to an economically and racially mixed parish in South London’s Southwark diocese. The first in a trilogy of plays dealing with British social institutions in the aftermath of Thatcherism, the questions raised by this modern classic (winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play) — from the relevancy of religion in today’s world to the issue of gays and women as priests — ring more resoundingly than ever 20 years after its groundbreaking debut at London’s National Theatre. Also in the cast are Martin Jarvis, Christopher Neame, Alan Shearman, Simon Templeman and Matthew Wolf. All performances will be recorded live in front of an audience (without sets or costumes) to air on LATW’s syndicated radio theater series, broadcasting weekly on public radio stations nationwide (locally, in Southern California, on KPFK 90.7 FM) and available for streaming on demand at www.latw.org. Nov. 13-16; James Bridges Theater at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, 235 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095; $15-$60; 310.827.0889; Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LATheatreWorks; follow us on Twitter @latheatreworks
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