Synopsis
Vernon God Little
Published by Nick Hern Books
5 Male 4 Female
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town
His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself
The town wants vengeance and turns its sights on Vernon ...
' ... a triumph of comic verve' ~ Observer
'Tanya Ronder's nifty adaptation ... the story moves so fast, and the outrageously sick jokes keep coming so frequently ... left the first-night audience whooping with pleasure' ~ Daily Telegraph
' ... powerful... shocking... the inexorable rush of dramatics holds you in its disturbing grasp' ~ London Evening Standard
Note on production - The play is intended to be performed with music, and a number of Country and Western standards are suggested in the script - although it could equally be performed with different songs throughout