After long-suffering husband, Dave finally summons up the courage to confront Martin, the psychopath who’s been exchanging erotic letters with his wife from a high-security hospital, Martin proposes a bargain. He will help Dave reignite the spark in his marriage if, in turn, Dave helps to convince Martin’s psychiatrist that he’s actually made a friend.
Dear Martin is a darkly comic play at the Arcola Theatre about redemption, mental health, and two men finding a connection in their otherwise lonely lives.