‘God of Carnage’ the Olivier Award winning play
brings comedy chaos to The Green Room Theatre

GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, is a wonderfully funny comic study of middle class parenting by the author of Art and one of the most successful plays ever in the history of the West End. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy the play runs at The Green Room Theatre, Wilmslow from Monday 12th to 19th February 2022. Tickets now on sale at the theatre’s website: www.greenroomwilmslow.org.uk

The play, directed by Ian Cole, who produced the theatres critically acclaimed production of ‘Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense’ in 2019, is about two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park. When eleven-year-old Ferdinand hits eleven-year-old Bruno with a stick in a playground punch-up and knocks out two of his teeth, the combatants’ enlightened parents Alain and Annette Reille and Michel and Veronique Vallon decide to meet to talk things over in a civilized manner. But once the niceties are done with and the drink starts flowing, it is the parents who turn into spoiled brats as the evening dissolves into comedy chaos.

Director Ian Cole commented: “God of Carnage is a wonderfully funny and entertaining physical comedy. Think fast paced TV sitcom with our protagonists getting drunker, more childish and even more badly behaved as the evening draws on, with a night of hysterical name-calling and tears!”

The cast includes Green Room actors Ewan Henderson (Alain Reille) and Joan Taylor-Jones (Annette Reille) and a welcome return to the theatre for actors Abby Cross (Veronique Vallon) and Ian Fensome (Michel Vallon).

Ian adds: “The Green Room audiences are used to seeing our plays from both sides or from three sides of the acting area which has always made our productions so special and unique to watch. For this production the seating will be set in the round, on all four sides of the acting area. It’s the first time in years that we have used this seating arrangement which gives the audience an unrivalled ‘close up experience’ of the play as events unfold.”

Support your local theatre; and do take the opportunity to see ‘God of Carnage’ at The Green Room Theatre, Wilmslow:

• The play runs at from Monday 12th to 19th February 2022.
• To book tickets, see printed material or click: ‘God of Carnage’ tickets
• Telephone the box office Ticket-Line: 01625 540933.
• Each performance starts at 7:45pm.
• Tickets cost £8 for members, £10 full price.
• Please note: The director, Ian Cole, will be running free Q & A sessions
  after the Tuesday and Thursday performances, for which you are welcome to stay.
• Saturday box office dates at the Theatre:
  22, 29 January, 5 and 12 February. 11am to 12 noon at The Green Room.
• The Theatre bar will be open each evening.
  Drinks will be served in plastic glasswear that may be taken into the auditorium.
• The theatre is part of the ‘See It Safely’ scheme which means that it is compliant with the latest government guidelines.
• This amateurproduction of “God of Carnage” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.  www.concordtheatricals.co.ukTo find out more about The Green Room Theatre, Wilmslow and how you can get involved please email mail@greenroomwilmslow.org.uk

2 x Couples photo: from left to right, Ewan Henderson (Alain Reille), Joan Taylor-Jones (Annette Reille) Abby Cross (Veronique Vallon), Ian Fensome (Michel Vallon)