Titchfield Festival Theatre: Jerusalem!

Come and support local drama. No need to book tickets in advance, pay the host on the night in person.

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If you like your drama gritty, raucous and funny don't miss JERUSALEM. The award winning play by Jez Butterworth now on many A level syllabus. Jerusalem is a raucous, provocative work that tells of a modern, mythic English hero: Johnny “Rooster” Byron. During the course of this Tony-nominated play, Johnny tells tales, gets drunk, does drugs, dodges the authorities, and both charms and infuriates all that he meets.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY:

'Jez butterworth's georgeous,expansive play keeps coming at it's audience in unpredicatable gusts, rolling from comic to furious,from winsome to bawdy' -

Observer'

A wonderful,rollicking,dark comedy about contemporary life in rural England' - Financial Times'A bold,ebullient and often hilarious State-of -England or (almost) State- of -Olde-England play' -

Daily Telegraph

'Unarguably one of the best,dramas of the twenty-first century, simply not to be missed!'

Guardian

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE FROM THE START

Synopsis:-

On St. George’s Day, the morning of the local county fair, Johnny “Rooster” Byron, local waster and modern day Pied Piper, is a wanted man. The council of cials want to serve him an eviction notice, his son wants him to take him to the fair, Troy Whitworth wants to give him a serious kicking, and a motley crew of mates want his ample supply of drugs and alcohol

A comic, contemporary vision of life in England’s green and pleasant land. Winner of multiple international awards, TFT is proud to present Jez Butterworth’s classic in a major revival.

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Show starts at 7:30pm. Meet you all in the bar area any time from 7pm, just say you are with "Meon Valley Meetup" and give your name at the door as they will have an attendees list, don't pay, we will collect your money during the evening, either in the bar area before the show or the interval.

Ticket Prices for Meon Valley Members :

Adults £8: (no further concessions)

Under 16's: £6

Parking can be limited so please car share where possible, or arrive early!