Mass Appeal

Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. His well ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Mark Dolson, an impassioned and idealistic young seminarian. Their confrontation is a touching examination of the nature of friendship, courage and the infinite variety of love. This brilliantly funny yet compassionate play had a long and critically hailed Broadway run.

Mass Appeal premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Geraldine Fitzgerald, and starring Milo O’Shea and Eric Roberts, and transferred to Broadway where it won the Outer Critics’ Circle Award. It was subsequently made into a movie starring Jack Lemmon and Charles Durning and was chosen one of the ten best films for that year by The National Board of Review. It has also been seen in Paris – where it received a Molière Award – as well as in Poland, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, South Africa, Rome, Australia and Germany. This is its first UK production since the premiere in 1982 with Gordon Jackson and Rupert Everett.