AS WE FORGIVE
Three morality plays
for an amoral age.
By Tom Holloway
Director & Dramaturge
Julian Meyrick
Performed by
Robert Jarman
When is doing the
wrong thing, the right
thing?
Are their limits to even
the most absolute
moral law?
Can evil ever be
justified?
“This is theatre at first
glance, of utter simplicity –
one actor, three stories,
three blokes, three
different chairs.
Yet the ethical, even
spiritual complexities are
immense. Can revenge
restore what’s been taken
from you? Can hate heal?
Is forgiveness of the
unforgiveable, possible?”
Review: Hobart Mercury
“On stage for 80 minutes, Jarman draws
us in like a raconteur at a dinner party,
delivering his monologues with
naturalism akin to confidences between
friends. His stories are spell-binding, gutwrenching, riveting, even as their
sentiments are shockingly subversive.”
Review: Arts Hub 2013
“The performance Robert has created is one of
those incredible things you only get to see on
stage rarely. I travel the world with my plays and
see amazing actors create incredible
performances, but I have never seen anything
like Robert in this play.
Truthful... Subtle...
Layered... This is a
performance that
should give him the
national attention that
he absolutely
deserves.”
Tom Holloway
“The writing is beautiful and
truly reflective of the dialogue
we have with ourselves;
unfinished sentences,
questioning, repetition... it is
like Holloway has been eaves
dropping on the internal
chatter of three damaged
souls.”
Review: Write Response 2013
“All these stories are so familiar. We relate to the characters, the
stories, the sentiment. But this doesn't make it pedestrian, quite
the opposite, we invest in the narratives, we go on the ride in this
exploration of alternative moral decision making.”
Review: Write Response 2013
“The cellist plays an evocative
score composed by Raffaele
Marcellino, which married
beautifully with the lighting,
projected images and mood
created through Holloway's script.”
Review: Write Response
“His exploration into our
moral dilemma is an
interesting subject, especially
in an age where self-help
books about forgiveness and
inner peace are thriving.”
Review: Write Response 2013
“Robert Jarman displays the extraordinary range and depths
of his skills as a character actor. Robert’s work in As We
Forgive amply demonstrates quality, commitment and
precision of the highest kind.”
Julian
Meyrick
We are so much less than we could be.
“I was recently in Hobart and attended As We Forgive at the
Theatre Royal. What a show – what a great actor Robert Jarman
is… The first act in particular was one of the most gripping pieces
of theatre I have watched.”
Margaret Harte & Terry Anson,
loyal STC and Belvoir subscribers
Now touted as one of the
hottest writers in the
country, Tom Holloway
was mentored and
supported by Robert
Jarman from the start of
his career. He has created
the characters in As We
Forgive especially for
Robert.
“For them, and us, the
fruits of their work
together are more than
ample.”
Review: Arts Hub 2013
“This is mature drama, elegantly and
meticulously prepared - the autumnal images of
photographer Lisa Garland beautifully handled.
Like all great theatre we just
come out feeling that little bit
more human.”
Review: Hobart Mercury
AS WE FORGIVE
Three morality plays
for an amoral age.
By Tom Holloway
Director & Dramaturge
Julian Meyrick
Performed by
Robert Jarman