The Gift

How far would you go for a friendship? When Sadie and Ed meet Martin and Chloe at a holiday resort they instantly hit it off, despite coming from completely different worlds. When Martin saves Ed's life, everyone knows the debt can never be properly repaid. But Ed is rich and generous, and Martin and Chloe have a need so great it seems divine providence when Ed, wanting to show his gratitude, gives the young couple a year to decide on an appropriate gift. But when the year is up, surely Chloe and Martin's wish is something no-one could possibly grant. Wrapped up in Joanna Murray-Smith's sparkling dialogue, "The Gift" reveals another witty examination of our modern moral confusions. "Joanna Murray-Smith demonstrates a Stoppardian gift for pithily combining intelligence, wit and pathos." - The Independent (UK)