Synopses & Reviews
From his wheelchair in a nursing home, the aging Conrad Aiken recalls his long, stormy friendship with Malcolm Lowry. When Aiken is 40, Lowrys father pays him to tutor the young Malcolm. But the protegé becomes Aikens friend, and, gradually, a real literary contender. Mercers powerful play reveals the shifts in the two mens relationship as they struggle with alcoholism, women, creative energy and each other; and as the student metamorphoses into a rival.I will be the one they remember,” Lowry declares in their final scene together.
Synopsis
From his wheelchair in a nursing home, Conrad Aiken recalls Malcolm Lowry. Cast of 3 women and 4 men.
About the Author
Michael MercerMichael Mercer writes extensively for film and television. His first play, Goodnight Disgrace (1986), won a Chalmers Award in 1986.