Information for An Actor Convalescing in Devon at Dorchester Arts Centre, Dorchester (Play). An actor boards a train from Waterloo, opting for the meandering, romantic route to the West Country for a weekend with an old friend. As the Devonshire countryside slips past the carriage window, his mind's eye is filled with memories of a happy summer spent there with his late partner and fellow actor, Michael. As the train rolls towards his destination, our narrator takes us on our own journey - through his stories and thoughts about Shakespeare, friends, his career and the trials of his own health... Olivier Award winner Richard Nelson's funny and compelling new play, written specially for Paul Jesson, is a beautiful rumination on the healing power of art and the healing art of theatre.