Rabbits

Rabbits at Park Theatre

Why see Rabbits?

Sex, death and marriage - an inevitability?

Certainly not for the squeamish (we're putting it out there now that no rabbits are harmed during this production), this sinfully black comedy by Skins writer Joe Hampson explores the slow disintegration of a marriage - and the shocking lengths one will go to to revive their sex lives. Susan lives a sad and lonely existence, despite being married to Frank, who has a weird obsession with hats. Susan also has a pet rabbit; Frank has a diabolical plan to use said rabbit to rev up their love life - but will it all go to plan?

The plan involves taking the rabbit to be murdered by a psychopath - but will anybody be willing enough to do it? After all, there are some weird folks out there on the internet... this world premiere play marks Hampson's stage writing debut - and if it is anything like he has done for various TV comedies, be prepared for your jaw to drop!

Key Information

Audience

Suitable for ages 14+

Run Time

TBA

Dates

Finished 19 Aug 2017

Reviews

Customer reviews

1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

Anonymous

Relentlessly funny exploration of long term relationships

I'm not sure what I was expecting from Rabbits- the play's summary gave little away and as it's Joe Hampson's stage writing debut there is no back catalogue from which to divine his style. The synopsis simply promised that it would be funny and would explore a couple's relationship. From the moment the play started I was completely captivated-the play isn't funny it's completely hilarious, the entire audience was in stitches throughout. The writing was tight, clever and comepelling and the three actors were all strong and worked well together- Alex Ferns in particular was nothing short of excellent. We follow Frank and Susan's relationship through 3 different scenes all of which examine issues any long term couple might face but the play manages to be instresting, funny and ridiculous all at once. Hampson leaves the connection between the 3 scenes ambiguous which allows for several interpretations of the central relationship and left me and my friends debating it all the way home! ... Read more
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