Freud's Last Session at Tabard Theatre

83 year old Sigmund Freud awaits the arrival of a young Oxford professor named C.S. Lewis to his London study. As World War II descends upon Britain, a monumental clash between two great thinkers is brewing. Amid the tension and the wail of air-raid sirens, questions of love, sex, the existence of God, and the meaning of life rise to the surface. But who will gain the upper hand in what will become Freud’s Last Session?

“It's a sharp, lively discourse, and audience members searching for engaging debate will be pleased… Mark St. Germain’s script is astute, and the humour is plentiful.” The New York Times

This gripping philosophical drama is written by Mark St. Germain, suggested by The Question of God by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi, Jr. It premiered in the summer of 2009, at the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts before heading to New York, where it won the Best Play Award from the Off-Broadway Alliance.

Starring Finlay McLean (Taggart, Regeneration) as Dr Sigmund Freud and John Kay Steel (Case Histories, Law and Order) as C.S Lewis, Freud's Last Session is a deeply touching play filled with humour and exploring the minds, hearts and souls of two brilliant men addressing the greatest questions of all time.

Directed by David Ian Neville, it plays a limited three week run at the Tabard Theatre.

“Delightful! A brainy fencing match of Olympic caliber.” – Bloomberg News

“A gem…great theatre…intellectually thrilling with both humor and insight in abundance…the kind of nuance that breathes life into history.” – NY1

“Lively, plausible and provocative… dynamic, often comical.” – Associated Press

“Riveting theatre! In Freud's Last Session, Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis engage in a battle of wits that is exciting and thought-provoking…their extraordinary debate comes alive in Mark St. Germain's crisp, carefully calibrated script. Freud's Last Session is a theatrical and intellectual delight.” – Huffington Post

“A juicy intellectual debate between two great minds… food for thought.” – New York Post

“The play takes on an irresistible intensity.” – TheaterMania

“Bracing theater! Intractably analytical and amusingly conversational… wittily and compassionately dramatized clash of personalities and ideologies.” – CurtainUp