Parlour Song
by Jez Butterworth

Parlour Song Book Cover
Parlour Song Cover

Synopsis

A blackly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia and murderous desire, as the spirit of the Blues lands in leafy suburbia.

Demolition expert Ned lives in a nice new house on a nice new estate on the edge of the English countryside.

He loves his job.

Barbecues.

Car-boot sales.

Fitness programmes.

Outwardly his life is entirely unremarkable.

Not unlike his friend and neighbour Dale.

So why has he not slept a wink in six months?

Why is he so terrified of his attractive wife Joy?

And why is it every time he leaves on business, something else goes missing from his home?

Parlour Song was first performed by the Atlantic Theater Company, New York in February 2008, before receiving its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2009.

'blissfully funny... combines the comic, the erotic and the downright disconcerting with superb panache' Telegraph

'exactly captures the mundane madness beneath the bland routine of affluence' Guardian

'wickedly funny' Financial Times

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 3 total roles, 1 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2009
ISBN 10
1848420269
ISBN 13
9781848420267
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2009437350
LCC
PR6052.U894 P37 2009
DCC
822.914
eISBN 13
9781780012766
Print
Parlour Song is a British play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in London, 2009. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848420267 and an ISBN-10 of 1848420269.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780012766.

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