
Duplicity, shame, estrangement and empathy are at the heart of the play and this production is sometimes humane but always acutely disquieting.


Still they hunt them down. The pedophiles. The gays. The socialists. Boat people. Religious 'extremists'. New-age witches, sans broomsticks and cauldrons.

Some self-respecting tabloid mag readers (myself included) not only can tell you what Robert Pattinson’s favourite aftershave is, but also like to think about how this knowledge colours their world view. Bliss is for them.

Two actors playing fourteen characters in a northern English pub; Jim Cartwright’s award-winning script is the star of the show.

Best known for her television writing credits including, RAN, Brides of Christ and Bastard Boys, Sue Smith makes her Griffin Theatre Company debut with this intense and gritty play about the human tendency for risk taking and complacency.