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Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Play by Jez Butterworth
Jerusalem is a play by Jez Butterworth; it opened in the Jerwood Theatre of the Royal Court Theatre in London. The production starred Mark Rylance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron and Mackenzie Crook as Ginger. After receiving rave reviews, its run was... Wikipedia
Playwright: Jez Butterworth
First performance: July 13, 2009
Jerusalem (2009) is a play by Jez Butterworth; it opened in the Jerwood Theatre of the Royal Court Theatre in London. The production starred Mark Rylance as ...
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Apr 30, 2022 · Problematic gags limit the power of Jez Butterworth's layered drama about myths and Englishness but the lead performance still astonishes.
Jun 19, 2022 · When the play's climax shows a bloodied Rooster Byron attempting to summon the giants of England to his aid, Butterworth has sure-handedly ...
Apr 29, 2022 · It's Phaedra (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) who opens the play, singing the English hymn that gives “Jerusalem” its title and whose lyricist, William ...
Special Features A Guide to Jerusalem's Cultural Allusions and Iconic References Jerusalem playwright Jez Butterworth rejects the idea that he purposely ...
Jerusalem returns to its original West End home, The Apollo Theatre, for a strictly limited 16-week run from 16th April 2022. Book tickets online today.
“Jez Butterworth's 'Jerusalem' is the rarest of beasts: a state-of-the-nation play which is a pastoral comedy; an edgy piece of new writing manned by a big and ...
Apr 4, 2022 · The play is packed with symbols of Englishness, from St George's Day to maypoles to Spitfires. Some reviewers fondly alluded to Rooster as a ...
The play opens on the morning of the local county fair, and we discover that Johnny Byron is both the most and least popular man in town. The local authorities ...