Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	24th November 2016
Opened	1st December 2016
To	10th February 2017
When	Nov 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, Dec 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, 29, Jan 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 28, Feb 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 at 19:30. Dec 1 at 19:00. Dec 1 Mat 13:00. Dec 3, 10, 13, 17, 21, Jan 7, 18, 28, Feb 1, 4 Mats 13:30
Swan Theatre (V136)
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Production Changes

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Date of change: 12 Jan 16 - T147453335

The Seven Acts of Mercy

Work:: The Seven Acts of Mercy (S1180725166)

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.

Author

Anders Lustgarten

Production:: (T147453335)

Playing 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)

Listing:: L0819912831

Production details

Playing 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.

Reviews

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Special Performances

12 Jan 17 Captioned
18 Jan 17 Audio Described
28 Jan 17 Audio Described
9 Feb 17 Captioned

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