little death productions presents
Motortown
By Simon Stephens
“I don’t blame the war. The war was all right. I miss it. It’s just you come back to this.”
From the theatre company behind last year's Stablemates hit Mercury Fur :
Danny has been serving in Iraq. He returns home, an outsider and finds himself in a society he no longer understands. Through encounters with his older brother, ex-girlfriend, a petty arms dealer, wealthy swingers, and a young girl, Danny struggles to connect to the life he left behind.
Motortown is a scathing indictment of contemporary society. Less a comment on the Iraq war, and more a critique of the society that the war attempts to protect.
It is the toughest play (Stephens) has given us, and the sign of his skill is how fast it holds us and how real we find it. Financial Times
Written by British playwright, Simon Stephens (winner of the 2005 Olivier Award for Best Play) during the 2005 London bombings, Motortown has been hailed as an instant modern classic (What's On Stage).
Director Ben Packer
With Sean Barker, Simon Corfield, Yure Covich, Ryan Gibson, Sophie Kelly, Catherine Moore and Michelle St Anne10 Nimrod Street
Kings Cross NSW 2011
Preview 13 & 14 February
Season 16 February - 8 March
