An elderly West Indian man discovers his Jewish wife dying and wrapped in grief slips into a psychosis that sees him resolve to seek revenge against society for losing her.
Burt has been married to Jean for over 30 years but when she suddenly falls ill he finds himself contemplating the compromises he has made to fulfill his marriage vows. Jeffery Kissoon stars in the lead role alongside talented actress Jennifer Guy as his wife in a narrative exploring the intense love affair between an elderly couple from opposite sides of the track.—Anon
When Burt, an elderly man finds his beloved wife, Jean dying he is forced to contemplate life without her. He battles with the good and evil of his subconscious mind, delving into fractious religious and cultural ideas that sees him come to an explosive decision.—Anon
For more than twenty-five years Burt (Jeffery Kissoon), an elderly West Indian man has been married to Jean (Jennifer Guy), his Jewish wife. They love each other dearly but one day Jean suddenly falls seriously ill and Burt finds himself contemplating life without her. As Jeans health deteriorates Burt begins to re-evaluate his own life and the self-imposed parameters of his long marriage. Through his brooding alter ego he wonders whether marrying a Jewish woman may have caused him to suppress his African heritage and so begins to delve deeper and deeper into prevailing religious and cultural resentments. Burts schizophrenia becomes such that he decides to seek revenge against a society he accuses of robbing him of his dreams and we are left to consider what makes an ordinary man do the extraordinary?
Ham & The Piper is a quirky and touching love story with a difference. Not only is it at times an examination of the love by an elderly couple assessing the compromises in marriage between two people from separate cultures, but it also serves as an allegorical exploration of how two cultures might somehow put aside historical and political difference to find ways to love each other.
