The Good Samaritan
Will be published approx. on 28. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-1-85459-609-3 (ISBN)
Description
A provocative drama about good intentions going awry, from the well-known stage and screen actor.
Alan is a loving husband, a responsible parent and an experienced Samaritan. He is a good man helping to create a kinder world. But good intentions aren't always enough, and Alan embarks on an affair with a 'client' that rocks the moral foundations of his life.
David Haig's play The Good Samaritan was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2000.
Alan is a loving husband, a responsible parent and an experienced Samaritan. He is a good man helping to create a kinder world. But good intentions aren't always enough, and Alan embarks on an affair with a 'client' that rocks the moral foundations of his life.
David Haig's play The Good Samaritan was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2000.
Reviews / Votes
'David Haig is a man of many talents. An award-winning actor (brilliantly funny in Four Weddings and a Funeral), he is also a playwright and, for a while, worked as a Samaritan. His thought-provoking new play is loosely based on his experiences... This is a fascinating, involving evening, and further proof of the blossoming promise of David Haig the playwright' * Daily Mail *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
142 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85459-609-3 (9781854596093)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
David Haig is an actor and playwright. His stage plays include My Boy Jack and The Good Samaritan (both for Hampstead Theatre, London) and Pressure (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, and Minerva Theatre, Chichester). My Boy Jack was filmed for ITV, starring David, Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall, and broadcast in November 2007.
His distinguished acting career includes West End appearances in Yes, Prime Minister (a transfer from Chichester); Art, Dead Funny (a transfer from Hampstead), Journey's End, The Country Wife and The Sea. At the National Theatre he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's House/Garden, and at the Royal Court in Hitchcock Blonde and The Recruiting Officer. He has worked extensively for the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing, amongst others, Angelo in Trevor Nunn's production of Measure for Measure. He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for Our Country's Good at the Royal Court, and received nominations for Mary Poppins and Donkeys' Years, both in the West End.
His television and film appearances include Yes, Prime Minister, Mo, The Wright Way, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Thin Blue Line, Talking Heads and Crime and Punishment.
His distinguished acting career includes West End appearances in Yes, Prime Minister (a transfer from Chichester); Art, Dead Funny (a transfer from Hampstead), Journey's End, The Country Wife and The Sea. At the National Theatre he appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's House/Garden, and at the Royal Court in Hitchcock Blonde and The Recruiting Officer. He has worked extensively for the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing, amongst others, Angelo in Trevor Nunn's production of Measure for Measure. He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for Our Country's Good at the Royal Court, and received nominations for Mary Poppins and Donkeys' Years, both in the West End.
His television and film appearances include Yes, Prime Minister, Mo, The Wright Way, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Thin Blue Line, Talking Heads and Crime and Punishment.