An Appeal from Anthony Neilson
This Christmas, spare a thought for all the thousands of single men out there, for who Christmas is not such a joyous time. Every year, hundreds of these poor suicidal souls are slaughtered by about 10pm on Christmas Eve. Bereft of any useful military purpose or belief system and often excommunicated by their families, they have little to look forward to on the day itself but several hours of self-recrimination, Internet surfing and first person shooting.
Despite scrutinising Nigella Lawson's programmes, many of these men are still unable to cook anything but pasta with pesto. Even less will have remembered to buy parmesan; it is a very grim picture indeed. Yes, Kylie Minogue is in the Doctor Who special but otherwise these men will spend Christmas Day totally alone.
I understand that purse strings are tight at this time of year, but amidst the Christmas cheer please spare a thought for these genetically-hamstrung individuals and come see God in Ruins at the Soho Theatre, which stars eleven such men attempting to address the aforementioned social issue through comedy, drama and song.
God bless you, one and all.
Anthony Neilson
Following the critical acclaim of The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Royal Court 2007), Anthony Neilson's hilarious new play has been created with eleven actors from the RSC ensemble.
'Like Alice in Wonderland directed by David Lynch...it deserves to be considered a modern classic'
Daily Telegraph on The Wonderful World of Dissocia
God in Ruins plays in repertoire at the Soho Theatre, London from 29 November 2007 – 5 January 2008. To book tickets call the Soho Box Office on 0870 429 6883 or book online.
Running time
The running time for God in Ruins is approximately 90 minutes with no interval.
Additional information
Please note this production contains explicit language.
