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Overview
The sighting of a rare bird attracts attention to a remote part of the Fens. The visiting birdwatchers cannot know what dangers lie in the freezing darkness of the marshes. In an isolated cabin, Wattmore, bruised and bleeding, is recording the Old Testament onto cassette. Griffin arrives with two bags of chips. Salvation is at hand - a cash prize for winning the university poetry competition and a possible lodger. Meanwhile, outside the town is stirring.Synopsis
Butterworth has a way with words. It's this capacity which makes his jet-black comedy such a fresh pleasure to hear and see.—Evening Standard
Stage (London)
Jez Butterworth's long-awaited follow-up to his dazzling 1995 debut, , is a tragicomic fantasy that feels like a cross between David Rudkin and Sam Peckinpah. Powerfully written and wonderfully imaginative, it is a fascinating play...
Editorials
Next Magazine (London)
A dark and probing examination of the dynamics of friendship and the human condition. HERON is filled with interesting characters that reveal their secrets slowly and teasingly. It's provocative stuff...Stage (London)
Jez Butterworth's long-awaited follow-up to his dazzling 1995 debut, , is a tragicomic fantasy that feels like a cross between David Rudkin and Sam Peckinpah. Powerfully written and wonderfully imaginative, it is a fascinating play...Sunday Times (London)
...dark, funny, spellbinding...A beautiful, haunting play.Book Details
Published
June 1, 2005
Publisher
Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Pages
57
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780822219965