Jerusalem

"Mr Byron? Mr Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron?”St.

George’s Day.

An old caravan sits at the edge of the Wiltshire woods, an eviction notice pinned to its door.

Johnny “Rooster” Byron - a former daredevil and local outlaw - offers stories, sacraments and sanctuary to Flintock’s runaways and misfits, as he stands defiant against the bulldozers of Kennet and Avon County Council.Following its debut in 2009 at the Royal Court, Jerusalem has been hailed by critics as “the greatest British play of the century” and “the hit that transformed British theatre”.

Both magical and haunting, this irreverent hymn to myth, mischief, and England’s lost wildness beats its drum against the relentless march of modernity.What is England without its myths?Content warning: Contains frequent strong language, drug references and adult themes.