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State Theatre Company of SA Presents God of Carnage

God of CarnageState Theatre Company of SA presents
GOD OF CARNAGE

By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
17 September – 10 October 2010

DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE
WINNER 2009 TONY AWARD – BEST PLAY
WINNER 2009 OLIVIER AWARD BEST NEW COMEDY

One of the most celebrated plays of the decade, French playwright Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is a comedy of manners without the manners.

This English translation by Christopher Hampton has been playing to great acclaim since it opened in the West End in 2008. Among its accolades is a Tony Award for Best Play and Olivier Award for Best Comedy.

God of Carnage is directed by Michael Hill with a cast which will include well-known Australian comedian, Kim Gygnell, and Adelaide actor Caroline Mignone.

“Yasmina Reza has a razor sharp wit and her plays reveal uncanny insights into human behaviour. In God of Carnage she pits two sets of parents against each other in an apparently civilised meeting of reconciliation over a dispute between their children,” said Director Michael Hill.

“The evening devolves hilariously into a clawing exchange of bile and vitriol leaving the audience wondering whether they are watching the parents or the children in dispute.  I can’t wait to get into the ring with the actors and set them loose on each other!”

SYNOPSIS
Alan and Annette’s son has hit Michael and Veronica’s son with a stick, breaking two of his teeth. The grown-ups have gathered to discuss, logically and amiably, how to deal with the boys. After all, nothing will be gained by behaving like children…

At first diplomatic civilities are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the alcohol flows, huge tensions emerge, and the gloves come off, leaving more than just their liberal principles in tatters. God of Carnage is an hysterically funny night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime featuring Yasmina Reza’s incisive observations, acerbic wit and deliciously shrewd humour.

“…Ms. Reza’s streamlined anatomy of the human animal incites the kind of laughter that comes from the gut, as involuntary as hiccups or belching.” New York Times

DIRECTOR Michael Hill  DESIGNER Morag Cook LIGHTING DESIGNER Susan Grey-Gardner

CAST INCLUDES Brant Eustice, Lizzy Falkland, Kim Gyngell, Caroline Mignone

For further information visit www.statetheatrecompany.com.au

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