God of Carnage
Never underestimate the pleasure of watching really good actors behaving terribly. And their performances ... incite the kind of laughter that comes from the gut, as involuntary as hiccups or belching.
Ben Brantley, New York Times
Why see God of Carnage?
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children. A calm and rational debate between grown ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime?
Jeff Daniels, Dylan Baker, Lucy Liu and Janet McTeer star in the US premiere of The God of Carnage, a new comedy by French playwright Yasmina Reza.
Daniels plays a lawyer and the father of a nine-year-old boy who has hit another child in the school playground. As a result, he and his wife are invited to the victim's parent's home to discuss the matter.
The masks (and the gloves) come off in this witty dissection of bourgeois values.
Dates
Previews from : 28th February 2009
Opened : 22nd March 2009
Closes: 6 June 2010
Audience: God Of Carnage is inappropriate for children aged under 16 (strong language). Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Bernard B Jacobs Theater.
Run Time: 90 minutes with no intermission
Show Times
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| Matinee | - | - | 2 pm | - | - | 2 pm | 3 pm |
| Evening | - | 7 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | 8 pm | - |
Awards
2009 TONY AWARDS
Best Play
Best Direction of a Play (Matthew Warchus)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Marcia Gay Harden)
Nominations
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Jeff Daniel)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (James Gandolfini)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Hope Davis)
Reviews
Customer reviews
4 reviews, average rating: (4.0 Stars)
Anonymous
Real Life
The actors were unbelievable; the timing perfect. The talent that can make an audience feel every awkward moment; silence as powerful as words. An incomparable experienceWe are all reminded that a small issue can become a real fracas if we permit it.
On a lighter note, my husband is thrilled that Jimmy Smits wears Gold Toe socks also. He's walking taller! ... Read more
Anonymous
Great Cast And show, and Great Customer Service!
My girl friend and I purchased tickets for the show on the internet and when we printed them out the night before the performance (10/21), we discovered they were for the Wednesday (10/14) before we arrived in NYC. With the help of Telecharge and the two managers at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (Billy Mitchell and the wonderful lady who managed on Thursday night, 10/22, we were seated very close to the original seats we had purchased.
Feeling very lucky and highly elated, we were totally taken with the performance we saw. It was exceptional. The only problem was that we wanted it to last longer. ... Read more
Richie
Fantastic
Saw God of Carnage on April 4th and it was simply the best show I've seen on Broadway in years. I still haven't stopped laughing. The actors were so sharp and together with this piece that it was unbelievably real and my wife and I looked at each other a few times when we recognised a few scenes from our own lives!
Brilliant. ... Read more
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