“[Lambslaughter] captures the strange intensity of teenage consciousness with an honesty that feels almost documentary. It does not sentimentalise girlhood. It remembers it.” A Young(ish) Perspective
Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at Playhouse East, the award-winning Lambslaughter lands at the King’s Head Theatre for one night only.
Set in a Catholic girls’ school in Merseyside in 2013, the play follows two sixth-formers, Chloe and Jade, and their increasingly blurred relationship with their English teacher, Mr Barrett. In the absence of parental supervision and under the influence of social media—personified by the vitriolic, anonymous Twitter account @OurLadyProbz—the girls navigate a world failing to care for them with razor-sharp wit that masks a growing desperation.
Lambslaughter is a searing, unsettling exploration of girlhood, power, and survival at the dawn of the smartphone age.
“The ensemble maintains a tone of startling realism throughout. The acting is extraordinary in its restraint and credibility.” A Young(ish) Perspective
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