What could possibly go wrong when two sets of well-heeled parents get together to calmly discuss an altercation between their children?
Well, if it’s the Langley Players’ upcoming production of God of Carnage, chances are it’s the kids who’ll come out looking like the sensible ones when the dust has settled.
Langley Players’ latest offering, directed by Helen Embury, is a lively play that takes place during a disastrous meeting between two couples whose sons have been involved in a schoolyard brawl.
In the beginning, the couples are civilized but the encounter quickly disintegrates into a messy, and hilarious, four-way blowout. All of the etiquette barriers are discarded in this wickedly funny comedy of ill manners and pseudo sophistication in a series of profanity spouting skirmishes and assaults.
Just getting the opportunity to mount the Tony award-winning play here was a coup, said Embury.
“We are one of the first community theatre groups to be producing this play – it took numerous phone calls and emails to convince New York to give us the rights to bring this play to Langley audiences,” she said.
Written by Yasmina Reza, God of Carnage stars Langley’s Ken Boyd as Michael Novak, Surrey’s Alaina Holland as his wife Veronica, Maple Ridge actor Brian Johnston and Abbotsford’s Pat Braun as Alan and Annette Raleigh.
This production will be the company’s entry into this year’s Fraser Valley Zone festival.
God of Carnage runs Thursdays to Sundays from April 18 to May 18 at the Langley Playhouse, 4307 200 St. in Brookswood. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. All tickets are $15. For reservations, call 604-534-7469, or email reservations@langleyplayers.com.
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