The God of Carnage

What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime?

Boys will be boys, but adults are usually worse - much worse.

Christopher Hampton's translation of Yasmina Reza's sharp-edged new play "The God of Carnage" premiered at Wynddham's Theatre, London, in March 2008. Christopher Hampton has translated five plays by Yasmina Reza: "Art", "The Unexpected Man", "Conversations After a Burial", "Life x 3" and "The God of Carnage".