Hasland Theatre Company's season finale
The comedy Jerusalem, by Jez Butterworth, stars Steve Cowley as Johnny Byron. Council officials want to serve Johnny an eviction notice, a thug wants to give him a kicking and mates want his supply of drugs and alcohol.
Steve said: “Finding your way round thecountryman and storyteller that is Johnny is a daunting task. If he was a motorcycling daredevil, we had to think about hisphysicality The limp (which he maybe tries to disguise as an arrogant strut) is something that we introduced early on.”
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Hide AdNicky Beards, director, said: “One of Jerusalem’s most affecting qualities is its stirring senseof place. Modern-day rural England in all its glory.”
Jerusalem is at Hasland Playhouse from May 20 to 28 at 7.30pm. Tickets £7.50. Call 01246 272271 or www. haslandtheatrecompany.co.uk