by Richard Nelson
It’s not that I’m scared to get back onstage. Maybe my friends think that. I think they do . . . But it’s not that at all . . .
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.
Richard Nelson’s funny and compelling monologue, written for his friend Paul Jesson, opened at Hampstead Theatre, London, in March 2024.
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