The Walworth Farce

'An unsettling but exhilarating blend of the hilarious with the horrifying'

* Irish Times *

'Walsh has outdone himself with a new play more complex, dark and emotionally rich than any of his previous efforts... a theatrical experience that claws at the imagination for days afterwards'

* Variety *

'If there is a bleaker, funnier or more desperate play in Edinburgh this year, I'll eat my hat'

* Guardian *

'Brilliant and savage... a mind-blowing combination of Marx Brothers madness and exploded Irish cliché'

* Scotsman *

'Enda Walsh makes his own distinctive stage music in the fury of his writing talent and the irresistible surge of his blatant theatricality'

* Independent *

'Fast and furious... Enda Walsh's queasy thriller is masterpiece of virtuoso tale-telling'

* Arts Desk *

'Genius... a first-rate farce concealed in a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions... an astoundingly clever piece of writing... as hilarious as it is heartbreaking'

* Theatre Weekly *

'A fascinating mixture of trauma, fantasy and jet black comedy... testosterone-fuelled, no holds barred mayhem... a macabre delight'

* WhatsOnStage *

'A twisted classic... disturbing and violent... The play's black humour twists and yawns into darker depths... an affecting allegory for the damage that families do'

* Time Out *

'A special piece of theatre... challenging and uncomfortable, but also a pure delight'

* British Theatre Gui