A Brief Taste of Lightning

by Malcolm Hamilton

Gath and Gertie live together as a couple in their own quiet corner of modernity. They work hard, live well enough and share with us all something of the relentless modern pursuit of happiness and meaning to life. The play opens onto the scene of a relaxing Sunday morning in their lives. But then Gath happens to open his newspaper onto a page of unfortunate news, and Gertie suddenly recalls she has come home the previous night from a wedding party they both attended without any shoes.

This play features Blue Raincoat Theatre Company members Sandra O Malley and John Carty and is directed by Niall Henry.

The author, Malcolm Hamilton is co-founder and writer in residence with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company. Malcolm’s previous plays include: A Vinegar Fog produced by the company in 1995, Once Time in 1996, Still Life, two years later, in 1998 and Sanctuary in 2002. His last play ‘The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst’ toured nationally and internationally to great acclaim and ran on the Peacock stage in The National Theatre in 2003.