Parlour Song

A blackly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia and desire, as the spirit of the Blues lands in leafy suburbia.

Demolition expert Ned lives in a nice new house on a nice new estate on the edge of the English countryside. He loves his job. Barbecues. Car-boot sales. Fitness programmes. Outwardly his life is entirely unremarkable. Not unlike his friend and neighbour Dale. So why has he not slept a wink in six months? Why is he so terrified of his attractive wife Joy? And why is it every time he leaves on business, something else goes missing from his home?

Jez Butterworth's play Parlour Song was first performed at the Atlantic Theater, New York, in Febraury 2008, before receiving its European premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2009.

The show now receives its first major London revival at Greenwich Theatre following our acclaimed production of Jez Butterworth’s The River, in a new version revised by the playwright, in 2024.

Cast includes Jeremy Edwards.

“Challenging and rewarding with a cast absolutely on top of their game.” Everything Theatre on The River, 2024

“Directed by James Haddrell, the piece excels” First Night Magazine on The River, 2024

“Greenwich Theatre is a wonderful space to enjoy a play in; intimate without being stuffy, and a raked auditorium that allows for brilliant sightlines.” Broadway World

“Butterworth shows that he has a compassionate understanding of the quiet desperation that stalks Britain's new estates… he compellingly shows us that suburbia breeds its own madness and melancholia.” The Guardian