At
War With Mercy is a collaborative work between the late Canadian songwriter and
poet Leonard Cohen and the writers John MacKenna and Angela Keogh. Cohen
and MacKenna worked together on the requiem Between Your Love and Mine in the months before
Cohen's death in 2016. The idea for At War With Mercy had been
mooted at that time and now it comes to fruition.

At War
With Mercy is
a musical and dramatic exploration of war, peace and mercy through
Leonard Cohen's songs and  the stories developed by Keogh and MacKenna
from Cohen's
characters and writings. In a ninety-minute show, the music, characters and
words reflect on the brutality of war and the healing power of
peace and mercy.

At War
With Mercy is
a tonic for the mind and soul and an affirmation of Leonard Cohen's
commitment in music, words and life to peace in the world.

With singer
Katie Jacques; singer/guitarist Shane Sullivan; percussionist Dave Day and
actors Angela Keogh and John MacKenna, the show is a life-affirming journey that echoes
with hope, warmth, redemption and peace.