Parlour Song
From: Thursday, 30th June 2011
To: Saturday, 23 July 2011
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Synopsis
Ned and Joy are a married couple. He is a demolition expert, she is a housewife. They live in a house that adjoins neighbour Dale and seventy eight other houses just like theirs. Occasionally they enjoy a game of scrabble. But Ned has a recurring dream and a recurring problem; things keep disappearing. Parlour Song is a comedy that explores what happens when two ordinary people discover they hate who they have become, in a world where all is not what is seems.
Our Review:
Sue Casson - 14 July 2011
Parlour Song, by Jez Butterworth, directed by Katie Posner, is billed as ‘A hilarious black comedy exploring what happens behind closed doors on a typical suburban street’. This play focuses on the stifling domesticity of suburbia, and explores the daily deceit and compassion that we must exercise in order to live in close proximity to other human beings.
The three-strong cast offer some superb ensemble acting , passing the baton on to one another seamlessly, and the intimate space of York Theatre Royal’s studio aptly conveys the claustrophobic atmosphere of a lower middle class English neighbourhood, where people know everything about each other’s lives, and yet simultaneously nothing. The set is highly effective and exploited to great effect, and there are some lovely touches of physical drama. The exercise scene is particularly effective, and the marital guide CD provides a wonderfully comic moment.
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Creative
Jez Butterworth (Author)
York Theatre Royal (Producer)
Katie Posner (Director)
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