One Last Thing (For Now)
"A must-see production that really gets to the heart of what it means to be human with all our flaws, fears and of course the love that we are capable of providing to those who are closest to us..." ★★★★★ Love London Love Culture
Performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London - March 7th-25th, 2017An officer in Russia cannot bear to tell a woman, far away in Wales, that
her husband had died. Instead, he writes her love letters pretending to be
him. A woman in London awaits a letter that will never come while another
skypes love messages to her boyfriend in Afghanistan. Elsewhere, a soldier
addresses his last letter to his former teacher who refused to join the
army. And a hundred years ago, a woman wants to send her touch to her
husband, so she cuts off her hand, puts it in an envelope, and goes on a
journey to the other side of the world to deliver it herself.
Inspired by love letters written during war time across different cultures
and languages, One Last Thing (For Now) is a universal look at the words of love against the wounds of war
and everything in between.
.... War wounds never quite heal, war letters are never quite forgotten; both
just get hidden away by old memories and dusty pieces of cloth, waiting to be
found....
"A must-see production that really gets to the heart of what it means to be human with all our flaws, fears and of course the love that we are capable of providing to those who are closest to us..."
★★★★★ Love London Love Culture
Performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London - March 7th-25th, 2017
An officer in Russia cannot bear to tell a woman, far away in Wales, that
her husband had died. Instead, he writes her love letters pretending to be
him. A woman in London awaits a letter that will never come while another
skypes love messages to her boyfriend in Afghanistan. Elsewhere, a soldier
addresses his last letter to his former teacher who refused to join the
army. And a hundred years ago, a woman wants to send her touch to her
husband, so she cuts off her hand, puts it in an envelope, and goes on a
journey to the other side of the world to deliver it herself.
Inspired by love letters written during war time across different cultures
and languages, One Last Thing (For Now) is a universal look at the words of love against the wounds of war
and everything in between.
.... War wounds never quite heal, war letters are never quite forgotten; both just get hidden away by old
memories and dusty pieces of cloth, waiting to be
found....
"A beautiful tapestry of love stories, which proves that neither time, language nor borders can distract from true passion, and the passion of the cast is in overflowing abundance for this timeless piece of theatre..." ★★★★★ Theatre Weekly
Performed and devised by the ensemble of Althea Theatre
Directed by Lilac Yosiphon
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the show
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making of the show
One Last Thing (For Now) was sampled at the Tristan Bates in October 2014 and
following that was developed to a successful rehearsed reading of the full
draft at The Arts Theatre in 2015.
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