Description for Love the Sinner
Paperback. Michael, a married man running a small business, accompanies a squabbling delegation of bishops to Africa as a lay volunteer. There an unsettling encounter with a hotel porter leads to a series of agonising moral dilemmas that compromise his faith, his work - and his marriage. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
A tense and provocative play offering a remarkably fresh and painful take on our perpetual guilt in the face of poverty and brutality in the developing world.
Michael, a married man running a small business, accompanies a squabbling delegation of bishops to Africa as a lay volunteer. There, an unsettling encounter with a hotel porter leads to a series of agonising moral dilemmas that compromise his work, his marriage – and his faith.
Drew Pautz's play Love the Sinner was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in 2010.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420892
SKU
V9781848420892
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Drew Pautz
DREW PAUTZ was born in 1972 and brought up in Canada, where he graduated from the University of Toronto. His most recent plays were Someone Else's Shoes (Soho Theatre, 2007) and Poor Cousin (Hampstead Theatre studio/Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama). As a designer he has worked in Germany, Switzerland and Italy as well as with several dance and ... Read more
Reviews for Love the Sinner
'Topical, tender-hearted, fascinating'
Independent
'A cunningly written clash of religious cultures across continents; and the story of a modern marriage... a strong and serious contender for this year's most promising playwright'
Whatsonstage.com
Independent
'A cunningly written clash of religious cultures across continents; and the story of a modern marriage... a strong and serious contender for this year's most promising playwright'
Whatsonstage.com