by Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel
“It was then that I decided to write you these letters."
One crisp winter day in New York, Willem receives a phone call – it's time to go home.
Home to Amsterdam – to an estranged family and forgotten relationships. As he reflects on his life, unwilling to face the future, he finds himself reaching out to the brother he has lost.
This revised edition of Simon Stephens's landmark play, is published to coincide with the revival at HOME Manchester, February 2023, starring Will Young
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