About the Play
A "gorgeous, dazzling and fantastically funny," play according to the New York Times. Elyot and Amanda, once married, meet by chance at a hotel where they are honeymooning with their new spouses. Despite their perpetually stormy relationship, sparks fly and they cannot resist their own feelings. They impulsively elope in the middle of the night, only to be caught days later by their jilted spouses in a most compromising position. Filled with the kind of witty repartee that could only come from the pen of the mighty Noel Coward, this play has had numerous successful productions in Broadway and the West End, boasting stars ranging from Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton and Alan Rickman to Gertrude Lawrence, Maggie Smith and Kim Cattrall. Don't miss this stylish, savvy story about the people we can't live with - or without.
This show is suitable for all ages.
Total Running Time: 2 hours
God of Carnage is a comedy of manners without manners! This international acclaimed comedy takes you into the most dangerous place on Earth: parenthood. The play is about two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, which meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into unmannered chaos. From the writers that brought you the hit comedy Art comes this savagely funny Tony Award-Winning Best Play that will leave you roaring with laughter!
Content Advisory: God of Carnage contains strong adult language and mature themes. Recommended for adult audiences and older teenagers.
Total Running Time: 80 minutes
"ninety minutes of sustained mayhem" - The New Yorker
"It's voyeurism at its most fun and most tragic, Real Housewives style..." - Orlando Weekly
"four-way prize fight" - The New York Times
"By the play's end things have gotten way, way, way out of hand" - Wall Street Journal
"Entertainingly Fueled on pure bile" - Variety
Department of Communication Studies, Theatre and Cinema
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