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Kill Thy Neighbour
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 3m
Lucie Lovatt’s dark comedy explores love, marriage and feeling trapped in your own life.
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Cast Size
2w, 3m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
Welcome to the village with views to die for…
Caryl and Meirion have lived in their postcard-perfect village for years – raising a family and repeatedly decorating, whilst watching their community slowly disappear. Now Caryl wants to escape, but Meirion defiantly wants to stay. Is it loyalty? Belonging? Or a dark secret that will keep them here forever? Kill Thy Neighbour is a dark comedy about love, marriage and feeling trapped in your own life.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting The near future in a house in Porth Y Graith, a fictional Pembrokeshire coastal village.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Media
“A masterpiece.” – Cheshire Live
“Lucie Lovatt’s elaborate comedy exploring the housing crisis in rural Wales is provocative and conceptually ambitious yet still pleasingly entertaining.” – The Guardian
“Compelling dark comedy.” – The Reviews Hub
“Sincere satire.” – The Stage
“Lovatt’s strength as a writer is that she never loses sight of the mess of humanity… the script is absorbing throughout.” – The Times
Videos
Kill Thy Neighbour – Torch Theatre Teaser
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Lucie Lovatt
Lucie Lovatt has recently reignited her writing ambitions and, following her short Maternity Leave playing as part of Theatr Clwyd’s Truth/Dare, Kill Thy Neighbour is her first full-length play.
Lucie has worked in West End theatre for many years as a creative producer, ...