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God of Carnage

By: Yasmina Reza, Christopher Hampton - translation
Narrated by: Simon Helberg, Amy Landecker, Josh Stamberg, Jocelyn Towne
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Winner of the 2009 Tony Award®, God of Carnage is a brash and hilarious exploration of human nature. 

After one 11-year-old is hit by another, their parents meet to find a mature resolution. As the evening wears on, the veneer of civility degenerates. What begins as protective parenting ends as an excuse to let loose the primordial beast buried in each of us. 

Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in June 2016.

Directed by Martin Jarvis

Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg 

Simon Helberg as Alan 

Amy Landecker as Veronica 

Josh Stamberg as Michael 

Jocelyn Towne as Annette  

Associate Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Sound Effects Artist: Jeff Gardner

Production Manager: Megan McGrory

Editor: Mitchell Lindskoog  

©2009 Yasmina Reza (P)2016 L.A. Theatre Works

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“A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct, this play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment with an intellectual veneer.” (Ben Brantley, The New York Times)

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Brilliant and fast read

Fantastic audio play, some of my favourite actors from stage and screen bringing the stage to life - the question explores are we they only ones that can cause carnage? Or has god created us like this to cause havoc and carnage .. do we form our kids by our own morals and values and how we display them? Should kids have their own autonomy- well in an hour or less you can make up your own mind with God Of Carnage.

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