Allport's Revenge

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOHO THEATRE COMPANY 2000 VERITY BARGATE AWARD

Arnold Rosen has two sons, both of whom suffer from a genetic kidney disease. Eight years ago, Arnold donated one of his kidneys to save his older son’s life. Now the younger son also needs a transplant. And Arnold makes a proposal which would save his son, but kill himself. The moral and ethical dilemmas are explored against a background in which old grievances are aired and deep family divisions force their way to the surface.

The Finborough Theatre’s writers-in-residence season ends with the world premiere of a new play, shortlisted for the Soho Theatre Company 2000 Verity Bargate Award. The first production in the season, W.H. Davies’ Young Emma, adapted for the stage by Laura Wade and directed by Tamara Harvey, was a Time Out Critics’ Choice for two weeks running. Playwright Laura Wade has also just won the Pearson Award for New Writing allowing her to continue as writer-in-residence at the Finborough Theatre for the next year. The Finborough has also just been shortlisted for the Peter Brook Empty Space Award.

The cast reunites Kevin Colson and Daniel Hart who again play father and son – after winning great acclaim for their roles in Larry Kramer’s The Destiny of Me (Nicholas de Jongh’s No 1 Critics Choice). Kevin Colson’s theatre credits include well as countless leading roles in West End musicals including the original cast of Cabaret with Judi Dench (Palace Theatre), Rat Pack Confidential (Whitehall), Mind The Gap (Soho Theatre), Annie (West End and National Tour) Divorce Me Darling (Chichester Festival Theatre), Maddie (Lyric Theatre) and Aspects of Love (National tour). Daniel Hart’s theatre credits include Madame Melville (Vaudeville), The Station (Soho Theatre), Macbeth (Queen’s) and Peter Pan (Royal National Theatre). TV and Film includes Cambridge Spies, Beginners Luck, All The Way, Vanity Fair and Midsomer Murders.