The personal meets the political in a triple bill* of sizzling short plays from Van Badham.

Kitchen
A blitzkrieg battle of the sexes where anything goes in the war for supremacy. Owen has lost his job, Helene has lost her Lean Cuisine. As the claustrophobia in the kitchen heightens, so do the stakes.

Morning on a Rainy Day
Polly is trying to escape her past. One problem – she’s just woken up in bed with it. If she and Ben are just good friends, why have they been having sex for the past nine years?

Capital
Al-Jazeera is broadcasting footage of crack-addled US marines torturing Afghan children. The Pentagon has contracted New York PR executives Jim and Bob to spin an explanation. A savagely hilarious satire on US imperialism post-9/11.

when and where?
22 April – 17 May 2003   Old Red Lion Theatre, London
30 July – 24 August 2003   C venues, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

* In Edinburgh, Bedtime for Bastards was a double bill comprising Morning on a Rainy Day and Capital.