Naples, 1606. Inside an unfinished church, a painting is emerging from the darkness. The Seven Acts of Mercy is Caravaggio's masterpiece - and his first painting since he killed a man and fled Rome. As the artist works, he is fuelled by anger, self-loathing and his driving need to create a work that speaks of compassion in a violent world. Bootle, the present day. A retired dock worker teaches his grandson, as around them a community is disintegrating under the pressure of years of economic and political degradation. With all he has left, a book of great works of art, he tries to open the boy's eyes to the tragedy and beauty of the life he faces. And the boy reciprocates in the only way he knows.T01292788248All proceeds going to the Wirral Ark homeless charityPresented byWirral Ark Homeless Charity. Presented byLMA. Director Scot Williams. | |
| 7 Aug 18 to 8 Aug 18 | Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool :: V01384811964 listing details L0867035933 |
T147453335Playing out across a gap of 400 years, Anders Lustgarten's visceral new play confronts the dangerous necessity of compassion, in a world where it is in short supply.Company Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Erica Whyman. Design Tom Piper. Lighting Charles Balfour. Music Isobel Waller-Bridge. Performer Joe Allen (Jimmy). Performer Sally Bankes (Sandra). Performer James Corrigan (Vincenzo). | |
| 24 Nov 16 to 10 Feb 17 | Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L0819912831 |
