debbie tucker green - A reading of dirty butterfly
Cast TBC.
Listening through their thin walls, Amelia and Jason are drawn into the dark and compelling world of their mutual neighbour, Jo. Something very nasty is going on next door. Jason and Amelia know it, but do nothing.
Jason is increasingly addicted to eaves-dropping on Jo's abuse, meanwhile Amelia's frustration with Jo's predicament develops, as she tries to ignore the brutality on the other side of the wall.
Painting a harrowing image of domestic violence in an intimate, yet so distant environment, dirty butterfly confronts the audience with themes of voyeurism, power and guilt through lives that interlock but never connect.
'No playwright makes you sit up and listen like debbie tucker green’ THE GUARDIAN
For the last 20 years debbie tucker green has remained one of the most urgent and deeply original voices in contemporary theatre. Few artists have fused the personal and the political with such explosive, lyrical beauty. Live Theatre is honoured to offer audiences this rare opportunity to experience a range of her work up close and celebrate the immense cultural impact she has had.
debbie tucker green is a multi award winning writer - awards include: International Film Festival Rotterdam Big Screen Award for second coming, BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut and Sutherland Award Nomination; BAFTA for Best Single Drama for random; MVSA award for Best UK Film for random; Gold ARIAS radio award for lament; OBIE award for born bad (New York Soho Rep production); Olivier award for born bad (UK production).
