A murderous black comedy set in Hull's bleak economy, with too many questions and all the wrong answers. Lee, a soldier returning to Hull from two tours of Afghanistan, joins a losing pub quiz team. What they need is a bit of class, a bit of history of art, and a bit of literature.
A murderous black comedy set in Hull's bleak economy, with too many questions and all the wrong answers. Lee, a soldier returning to Hull from two ...
-True but different, gripping but transparent, and full of genuine stage thrills. It's a great show, very funny. . . . It works, in fact, as a sort of black farce, and is given a new tone of absurdity that is purely theatrical.--whatsonstage.com
-True but different, gripping but transparent, and full of genuine stage thrills. It's a great show, very funny. . . . It works, in fact, as a sort of...
In the southern Pacific Ocean on the remote island of Pitcairn, the infamous mutineers of The Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian (or should it be Titreano?) begin to establish a new society alongside their Tahitian followers. Tensions quickly swell as the British settlers refuse to relinquish the vices of their past. Social, racial and sexual schisms render the once paradisiac island into a hotbed of discord and bloody violence. Pitcairn vividly explores the conflict between personal freedoms and public responsibilities. Pitcairn is Richard Bean's brutal telling of the...
In the southern Pacific Ocean on the remote island of Pitcairn, the infamous mutineers of The Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian (or should it be Titre...
Acclaimed playwright Richard Bean's new play is an anarchic and foul-mouthed satire about the press, police, and political establishment, inspired by Britain's phone hacking scandal. An ambitious tabloid editor has little time for rules, while her proprietor relentlessly uses political influence to further his business and media interests. Great Britain enjoyed a sold-out 2014 run at the National Theatre before transferring to the West End.
Acclaimed playwright Richard Bean's new play is an anarchic and foul-mouthed satire about the press, police, and political establishment, inspired ...