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maiakobabe 's review for:
Jerusalem
by Jez Butterworth
Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth was dazzling. The story takes place on St George's Day and is set entirely in and around a trailer illegally and permanently parked in an English wood outside of a small rural town. The town council wants to evict Johnny “Rooster” Byron but can you evict a local legend? Rooster hosts parties that last for days, spinning tales and dulling out drugs to the local teenagers who haunt his half-enchanted forest. He claims that the blood of giants runs through his veins and that he can call a curse down on the town. His encampment provides a place for the local youth to experience mystery and magic for the first time. He may also have kidnapped a runaway local girl and is constantly providing illegal substances to minors. I can't even imagine what it must be like to watch this play live- just reading it had me both laughing and shivering. The ultimate verdict on the Rooster is left entirely to the audience.