The Silence Of Snow: The Life Of Patrick Hamilton

Patrick Hamilton was one of the most celebrated English writers of the 1930s, whose hit plays (Rope, Gaslight) and novels (Hangover Square) penetratingly and wittily explored both a drink-sodden Soho milieu, and the dark, destructive forces at the core of the human psyche.

Burgeoning alcoholism and a super-chaotic personal life took a mighty toll on Hamilton's output, leaving him unjustly forgotten in the canon of English literature. Now, for the first time, his extraordinary true story is told in this bitingly truthful solo show, which blends original writing with extracts from Hamilton's finest works, and sees the author facing the ultimate question:

"How is it you can get from one end of life to the other without feeling that another human being ever truly knew you?"