Parlour Song
Two actors performing in a modern setting, one in a blue sports top and the other in white.
Two actors are on stage, one sitting and the other standing, with a modern set design featuring multiple shelves and household items.
Two actors are on stage in a bedroom scene, both are dressed in bed clothes and appear engaged in a serious conversation.
Two actors are on stage, they are dressed in casual attire, both look to be exercising.
Two actors are performing on stage, one seated and one standing, engaging in conversation.
Two actors are on stage, seated in a bedroom setting, engaged in a conversation. The person o the right is holding a book and is laughing.
Two actors are on stage in a modern kitchen set, with one actor gesturing towards the other.
Two actors are on stage. The person on the right appears to be crying and the person on the left has both hands on the others shoulders. This is set against a backdrop that resembles a kitchen.
Two actors are on stage seated at a table, with a backdrop of blue shelves filled with various household items.
Three actors are on stage in a dramatic lighting, looking upwards, in a scene featuring a detailed set with digital rain and diverse lighting effects.

Parlour Song
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Venue

Greenwich Theatre

A blackly hilarious exploration of deceit, paranoia and desire, as the spirit of the Blues lands in leafy suburbia.

Demolition expert Ned lives in a nice new house on a nice new estate on the edge of the English countryside. He loves his job. Barbecues. Car-boot sales. Fitness programmes. Outwardly his life is entirely unremarkable. Not unlike his friend and neighbour Dale. So why has he not slept a wink in six months? Why is he so terrified of his attractive wife Joy? And why is it every time he leaves on business, something else goes missing from his home?

Jez Butterworth’s play Parlour Song was first performed at the Atlantic Theater, New York, in Febraury 2008, before receiving its European premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2009.

The show now receives its first major London revival at Greenwich Theatre following our acclaimed production of Jez Butterworth’s The River, in a new version revised by the playwright, in 2024.

Closing

24/05/2025

Running Time

1h30

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Age & Content

14+

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.