Maura Tierney and Alan Stanford Photo

From: Photo Flash: Tierney et al. Rehearse GOD OF CARNAGE at Ireland's Gate Theatre

GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners. Yasmina Reza's play deals with two sets of parents who meet to resolve a conflict between their two children. What is supposed to be a civilised meeting turns into a barrage of name calling, tantrums and tears. In this hysterical comedy when the gloves come off, dirty laundry is aired and the grownups find themselves in their own playground.