Page & Stage: 1st Stage’s Book Club

In partnership with Bards Alley, 1st Stage is excited to bring Page & Stage: a book club for every audience! All Page & Stage book club meetings are free to attend. To purchase tickets for Betrayal, visit the show link here. Next Meeting: Sunday, October 18 at 3:30 pm SIGN UP HERE Purchase A Discounted Copy From Bards Alley! The End of the Affair By Graham Greene The classic tale of love, hate, and faith from one of the 20th century's greatest novelists. "This is a record of hate far more than of love," writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles. Now, a year after Sarah's death, Bendrix seeks to exorcise the persistence of his passion by retracing its course from obsessive love to love-hate. At first, he believes he hates Sarah and her husband, Henry. Yet as he delves further into his emotional outlook, Bendrix's hatred shifts to the God he feels has broken his life, but whose existence at last comes to recognize. Originally published in 1951, The End of the Affair was acclaimed by William Faulkner as "for me one of the best, most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody's language." This Penguin Deluxe Edition features an introduction by Michael Gorra. Questions? Comments? Need more information? Email [email protected] or call 703-854-1856. Full 2026-2027 Schedule Sunday, December 13, 2026 Dust Bowl Girls By Lydia Reeder In Conjunction With The Tall Girls Sunday, February 21, 2027 TBD Stay Tuned! In Conjunction With The Travelers Sunday, June 13, 2026 The Deep By Rivers Solomon In Conjunction With Bulrusher Sunday, April 18, 2027 The School for Scandal and Other Plays By Richard Brinsley Sheridan In Conjunction With Jack Absolute Flies Again