Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Promises, promises

Parlour Song<br /> Almeida Tusk Tusk<br /> Royal Court

issue 11 April 2009

Parlour Song
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Back in 1995 Jez Butterworth got tagged with the ‘Most Promising Playwright’ beeper and he still hasn’t shaken it off. Butterworth is an excellent second-rate writer, he has a wonderful knack for quirky comic dialogue but he wants to be a Great Artist too.

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