Postcards from America showcases two emerging Stateside talents in comic but disturbing portrayals from very different corners of the US. Presented together, both plays grapple with the spectre of violence and fear in contemporary American society.
Elective Affinities by David Adjmi
Alice lives on the Upper West Side of New York City. She collects art, eats chocolates and engages in discussions with her friends about human rights. David Adjmi's monologue examines the limits of tolerance in an age of global terror.
'Suzanne Burden... absolutely electrifying in David Adjmi's chilling post 9/11 monologue.'
Independent on Sunday (on Elective Affinities)
Eric Larue by Brett Neveu
Set in the Mid West, Brett Neveu's gripping and sardonic play is set in the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town. Focusing on the killer's mother Janice, the play examines the forces in US society that create acts of seemingly senseless violence and the challenge of living with the aftermath.
'Lia Williams is outstanding as the embittered mother of the imprisoned killer.'
The Daily Telegraph (on Eric Larue)
Postcards from America run at the Soho Theatre, London from the 4 - 22 April 2006.
