Jermyn Street Theatre: In Praise Of Love

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19 May 2020 · Follow on Stagedoor

“Rattigan’s masterful penultimate play is a tender and funny examination of the full range of human love and pain, loosely inspired by the relationship between actors Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall.”

Overview

Lydia is dying. Her husband Sebastian knows her diagnosis but refuses to let on, and their son Joey is stuck in between. Family friend Mark must be confidante to all as the misunderstanding heightens. How long can their pretences continue before each character’s unspoken emotion is fully revealed?