Butterworth's 'Parlour Song' Debuts at Atlantic 2/15 with Bauer, Cake & Mortimer

Celebrated British playwright Jez Butterworth (Mojo, The Night Heron) returns to the Atlantic Theater Company for the premiere of his new play Parlour Song, directed by Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe, and featuring Chris Bauer, Jonathan Cake and Emily Mortimer.

Parlour Song will begin previews Friday, February 15 for an official opening Wednesday, March 5 and a limited engagement through Saturday evening, March 29, 2008 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street).

"Jez Butterworth takes on domestic paranoia in his inimitably sly and incisive style in Mojo and The Night Heron, which explores what happens when two ordinary people discover they hate who they have become. Butterworth reveals a world where all is not what it seems, when a demolitions expert suspects his wife is stealing from him," explain press notes.

Butterworth made his directorial debut with the film adaptation of Mojo, and wrote and directed the film Birthday Girl, starring Nicole Kidman. Upcoming projects include screenplays for Monte Carlo Story, also starring Kidman, and Warner Brothers' Fair Game, which he co-wrote with his brother John Henry.

Pepe is currently directing the world premiere of Ethan Coen's Almost An Evening at Atlantic Stage 2, and recently staged Harold Pinter's first and most recent plays, The Room and Celebration at Atlantic, and the world premiere of David Mamet's Romance at Atlantic and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He will direct the world premiere of Mamet's new play Keep Your Panteon at the Center Theatre Group this Spring.

The design team for Parlour Song will feature scenic design by Robert Brill, costume design by Sarah Edwards, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Obadiah Eaves and projection design by Dustin O'Neil.

Parlour Song will play Tuesday through Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM & 8PM and Sundays at 3PM.  The performance time on opening night, Monday, March 5 will be 7PM.

Atlantic Theater Company Main Stage at the Linda Gross Theater is located at 336 West 20th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues).  Tickets for main stage productions are $55 and available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 (ticketcentral.com).