Overview
Benjamin Rubin is a cantankerous old writer, whisky aficionado and
pedant, still basking in the reflected glory of long-ago success. Martin
Wegner is a rising young literary star, heralded as 'the voice of his
generation'. When Martin is given the opportunity to develop his new
play under the mentorship of his idol, the writers meet in a dilapidated
art-nouveau villa somewhere in the German countryside. Two massive egos
are set on a collision course in this perceptive and compelling comedy
about art and artists and the legacy of fame. Christopher Hampton's
translation of The Mentor by Daniel Kehlmann premiered at the Ustinov
Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, in April 2017.