A POLITE conversation turns into a spectacular meltdown in God of Carnage, Echo Theatre’s razor-sharp new production showing at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Jetty Memorial Theatre on Wednesday 3 September at 7:30pm.
Directed by Jordan Best and set in Australian suburbia, this reimagining of Yasmina Reza’s award-winning play dives headfirst into the chaos that erupts when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground altercation between their sons. What begins as calm and civilised quickly descends into shouting, blame, confession and a fair amount of spilled alcohol.
“What makes this play so accessible, so funny, so uncomfortable and real, is that we know these people. We are these people,” said Best.
“These awful, flawed, vengeful, vulnerable and messy people.
“That’s the comedy and the tragedy of this magnificent play.”
Praised by the Canberra Critics Circle as “superb”, God of Carnage is a biting black comedy that strips away the social niceties to reveal the raw, ridiculous mess of adulthood.
Think The Slap meets a wine-fuelled dinner party gone completely off the rails.
Running for 90 minutes with no interval, the show is recommended for audiences aged 15-plus due to strong language and adult themes.
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