Vincent in Brixton

<p>A moving portrait of the young Vincent van Gogh - a hit in the West End and on Broadway. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play.</p> <p>Brixton, 1873. A brash young Dutchman rents a room in the house of an English widow. Three years later he returns to Europe on the first step of a journey which will end in breakdown, death and immortality.</p> <p><em>Vincent in Brixton</em> premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2002, before transferring to the West End.</p> <p>'one of the best new plays ever presented by the National Theatre' ><em>Sunday Times</em></p> <p>'a brilliant portrait of the artist as a young man' <em>Guardian</em></p> <p>'Nicholas Wright has convincingly imagined himself into the life of the 20-year-old Vincent van Gogh... superlative... An evening to savour' <em>Evening Standard</em></p>