West waits in a burnt-out farmhouse, on Dartmoor, in the depths of winter, for two associates from the city. The wine has been poured and the revolver loaded. But who is waiting upstairs? This is the new play from the author of Mojo and The Night Heron, published alongside its premiere at the Royal Court Theatre in 2006.
West waits in a burnt-out farmhouse, on Dartmoor, in the depths of winter, for two associates from the city. The wine has been poured and the revo...
Laugh-out-loud funny to start with, Jez Butterworth's new play Parlour Song gets darker and more surreal as it unfolds. It is a darkly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia, and murderous desire, as the spirit of the blues lands in leafy suburbia.
Laugh-out-loud funny to start with, Jez Butterworth's new play Parlour Song gets darker and more surreal as it unfolds. It is a darkly hilar...
"Jez Butterworth has become the premier chronicler of the English misfit ever since he hit the headlines with a whole gang of them in Mojo."--Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide
"This family can take care of its own." The tagline for this searing new work from Jez Butterworth--known for his dark, oblique tableaus of the gritty side of British life--aptly sets the tone for the palpably tense and ominous story that unfolds within. Set in 1981, Butterworth's chilling new drama takes place at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, or "The Troubles," as the period...
"Jez Butterworth has become the premier chronicler of the English misfit ever since he hit the headlines with a whole gang of them in Mojo...
