Javea Players: A Stranger, a Knife… a Moment of Madness
Last few tickets remaining for this special production.
Brothers Joe and Dan go out for a night on the town. Only one comes back: 18-year-old Dan is fatally stabbed by Emma [Arabella Wallace], a drug addict. His family, understandably, falls apart.
The father, John [Nigel Poole], takes up whiskey and jogging, and Joe [Alessandro Contardi] believes his parents wish it were he who had died, rather than Dan. Meanwhile, the boys’ mother, Mary [Cath Reid-Martin], feels as though Emma [now imprisoned] has taken up residence in their lives, a malignant squatter whose ghostly presence cripples them. So, with the help of a psychologist, Elizabeth [Pauline McGough], she decides to meet Emma.
With teenage killings front-page news, The Long Road could hardly be more topical as it explores the healing possibility of forgiveness, even when you have suffered the most appalling hurt. As Mary sets out on the long, hard road to understanding her son’s killer, she voices the need to do something – otherwise her son’s death has no meaning and is simply a random act of pointless violence.
Don’t be put off by the serious subject-matter, there is also dark humour [and some strong language].
It will be performed in the Jávea Players´ Studio Theatre 18th-23rd November at 19.30. Tickets cost €15. For more information, click here.
