THE BELOVED SON
INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF HENRI NOUWEN
A NEW PLAY BY MURRAY WATTS
From the creators of the acclaimed Mr Darwin's Tree and Fire from Heaven comes a remarkable new play The Beloved Son.
Henri Nouwen (1932 - 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, psychologist and professor who reached the heights of academic success at Yale and Harvard, before abandoning everything to join the community of L'Arche Daybreak in Toronto. He became part of a life-sharing movement, seeking to make known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities, exploring their unique talents and creating a welcoming home of friendship and belonging.
To some, Henri Nouwen put his brilliant career into reverse, risking the loss of reputation, to others his life was a prophetic challenge to church and society. The Beloved Son is a moving solo performance exploring hope and longing, family dynamics, sexual and emotional crisis and the profound insights of a man who became one of the greatest spiritual writers of the Twentieth Century.
- UPCOMING PERFORMANCES -
2024
7.30PM I SATURDAY I JANUARY 27TH
St Lukes, London, UK
7.30PM I FRIDAY I APRIL 26TH
St James Scottish Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
7.30PM I SATURDAY I APRIL 27TH
St Paul's, Beckenham, UK
3PM I SATURDAY I MAY 11TH
Wesley Church Centre, Chester, UK
7.45PM I SATURDAY I JUNE 8TH
St Paul's Church, Cambridge, UK
7.30PM I FRIDAY I JUNE 14TH
Thorington Theatre, Suffolk, UK
7.30PM I THURSDAY I JULY 4TH
Woodside Avenue, Muswell Hill, N London, UK
3.30PM I SATURDAY I AUGUST 24TH
Greenbelt Festival, Kettering, UK
6PM I FRIDAY I SEPTEMBER 6TH
St Luke's, Burtonstone Lane, York, UK
TBC PM I SATURDAY I SEPTEMBER 7TH
Stillington Village Hall, N Yorks, UK
Doors open at 7PM, for 7.30PM I THURSDAY I OCTOBER 10TH
To book tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e112590
Cotham Parish Church, Bristol, UK
7.30PM I FRIDAY I NOVEMBER 29TH
Frigate Theatre, York, UK
2025
7 PM I SATURDAY I FEBRUARY 15TH
All Saints, Milan, Italy
7.30 PM I WEDNESDAY I FEBRUARY 19TH
Anglican church, Florence, Italy
7.30 PM I FRIDAY I MARCH 14TH
St Mark’s Newnham, Cambridge, UK
7.45 PM I FRIDAY I APRIL 4TH
Camden Methodist Church, London, UK
7.30 PM I SUNDAY I APRIL 27TH
Laity Lodge, Texas, USA
7 PM I TUESDAY I APRIL 29TH
Lipscomb University, Nashville, USA
7.30 PM I SATURDAY I MAY 17TH
St. Mary’s, Fratton, UK
7.45 PM I SUNDAY I MAY 18TH
Newport Minster, Isle of White, UK
7.30 PM I FRIDAY I JUNE 13TH
St. Alphage, Greenwich, London, UK
7.45 PM I SUNDAY I JUNE 15TH
Union Chapel, Islington, London, UK
TBC PM I FRIDAY I JUNE 20TH
Solas Festival, Perth, Scotland
3.30 PM I THURSDAY I JUNE 26TH
Southwold Festival, UK
7.30 PM I TUESDAY I JULY 1ST
Ripon Cathedral, UK
7.30 PM I SATURDAY I JULY 19TH
Halifax Minster, UK
8 PM I FRIDAY I AUGUST 29TH
Wetstone, Leiceser, UK
7.30 I SATURDAY I AUGUST 30TH
Loughborough, UK
4 PM I THURSDAY I SEPTEMBER 4TH
Club for Acts & Actors, Covent Garden, London
8 PM I FRIDAY I SEPTEMBER 12TH
Christ Church, Swindon, UK
7.30 PM I TUESDAY I OCTOBER 21ST
Waterloo CRC, Waterloo, Canada
7.30 PM I WEDNESDAY I OCTOBER 22ND
Knox Presbyterian, Toronto, Canada
7.30 PM I FRIDAY I OCTOBER 24TH
L'Arche Daybreak, Toronto, Canada
7.30 PM I SATURDAY I OCTOBER 25TH
Meadowlands, Ancaster, Canada
* Tickets are available to purchase directly/online from each individual venue
- MORE TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED HERE SOON -
Now booking new venues. All venue booking enquiries to: andrewharrison6@icloud.com