Theatre - A Brief Gay Encounter - And Pre-theatre Dinner

Gay4Play is back with culture and a dinner - a bit of gay culture and history as this play attempts to tackle some of the issues of our recent past .... ABOVE THE STAG THEATRE - VAUXHALL In the early 1940s Noel Coward wrote BRIEF ENCOUNTER, the celebrated celluloid weepy in which characters played by Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, contemplate an affair in a suffocating suburban world where it will mean disgrace and ruin. Noel Coward was gay and many commentators believe the hit film reflects his own frustrations at a time when homosexuality was illegal and it was impossible for one man to openly love another, or to represent this on stage or screen. Multi-award winning writer/director Phil Willmott takes the world of BRIEF ENCOUNTER as a setting for a completely new play imagining the kind of gay romance Noel Coward and his contemporaries were forbidden to write. A chance encounter at a railway station in 1945 leads two men to consider how much they must sacrifice in order to be together. This evocative, heartbreaking production invites us to consider how far we’ve come and how much we’ve still in common with our grandfather’s generation. Their friends at COUNTER are serving up French & American-inspired contemporary food every day until late. And can be included in your evening with us if you choose that option. Saturday 24th October Price Theatre Only TBC - £**** Price With Pre-theatre Dinner TBC - £**** Package Includes: Bottle of wine between two or beer/soft drink each. Dinner - if chosen ******************************************************* Want to get a group together?? All bookings of 3 or more receive 10% off each ticket ******************************************************* BOOK NOW - TICKETS NOT ON SALE YET