A heartfelt look at love, life and friendship
A R Gurney’s internationally acclaimed stage hit is a heart warming, poignant play about two people, Andy Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, who write letters to each other over a period of fifty years. Andy is a serious, down-to-earth attorney. Melissa is a lively, free-spirited artist. But these two opposites have a definite attraction. They are childhood friends who share a lifetime of experiences through a voluminous series of letters and notes written from the age of six to sixty-five. Poignant, romantic and frequently funny, their correspondence follows a bittersweet path of boarding schools, marriage, children, divorce and missed opportunities. It's the life journey of two soul mates - enacted through words both written and unsaid - who share the greatest gift of all: the gift of love.
The play opened in 1993 and has completed over 300 performances since then. It is perhaps the longest running English play in India.
Playwright: A R Gurney
Language/s: English
Genre: Love story
Duration: 90 minutes
Interval: Yes
Director: Rahul Dacunha
Theatre Group: Rage Productions
Credits:
Written by: A R Gurney
Cast: Shernaz Patel, Rajit Kapur
Crew:
Light Design: Kaiwan Mistry and Sam Kerawalla
Set Design: Fali Unwalla
Production Controller: Ayaz Ansari
Lights: Gurleen Judge
Sound: Nadir Khan
Make-Up: Sandeep Singh
Director’s Quote:
“In a world where we live where the touch of a button has replaced the human touch and social media and email rule the roost, letters of love take on great meanings and manifestations.”
Suitable for: 12 years +
Date & Venue: August 18, 2019, Corporation Kalaiarangam, Coimbatore
Time: 7.30pm
Sponsors
Associate Sponsors: Apollo Hospitals
Hospitality Partner: Vivanta by Taj
Travel Partner: Air India
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