Vernon God Little

Synopsis

When his best friend massacres his whole class then turns the gun on himself, Vernon is the only one left standing. As fingers start to point the hapless, cynical and gloriously unlucky Vernon is suddenly at the centre of Texan small town madness. Faced with fame hungry imposters, desperate middle aged women and the town's remembrance hoedown, the only thing left to do is run...

Our Review:

9 May 2007

If you like your theatre bawdy, loud and relentless, you would have been right at home amongst the whooping Vernon God Little first night crowd at the Young Vic.

Most of the evening’s vociferous approbation belonged to newcomer Colin Morgan whose stamina-demanding performance (he appears in almost every scene, often in only a pair of hideously ill-fitting briefs) is comfortably inflated alongside those of his foul-mouthed co-stars who frame this cruelly black comic tale of gross exploitation, mass-murder and media misrepresentation most brazen.

When 15-year-old Vernon (Morgan) becomes an unwitting accessory to his friend’s slaughter of 16 classmates he finds himself on the run, first cerebrally through “impassive” observation of his bumbling accusers, nutty neighbours and tactless mother, then literally hot-footing it across the Texas/Mexico border where he allies himself with a pair of tequila-drenched locals and their hefty mistress.

[Tanya Ro...

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Latest User Review

rds - 15 June 2007:

Wonderful, brilliant, inventive, in short, a great night out at the theatre. Well done to the Young Vic, and Tanya Ronder for a terrific adaptation. The audience last night were a little muted - very British - not quite sure when to laugh, or if they should -(Sometimes the cast must wonder if they haven't all died!)I'd love to see it done in NYC, they know how to enjoy themselves. The ensemble take to it with gusto, and it fair romps along. Huge credit to Colin Morgan who, unbelievably, is making his professional stage debut. This guy is one to watch. Mark Lockyer leads the rest of a great company. Rufus Norris also deserves great credit for pulling the whole thing together so well. This is how the NT's current flop, A Matter of Life and Death, ought to have been. If you haven't seen it yet, GO NOW!, you'll love it....

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