God of Carnage Tickets

Le Dieu du Carnage or God of Carnage was one of the 7 plays written by the French Playwright Yasmina Reza, and in fact God of Carnage was last play that she wrote in 2006. The play was originally written in French language however it was later translated in to English by Christopher Hampton, and its first English production opened at London's West End Productions on March 25, 2008 at the Gielgud Theatre. The play features four main characters namely Alain Reille, Annette Reille, Veronique Vallon and Michel Vallon. Originally West End cast members included Ken Scott who played Michel, Janet McTeer who portrayed Veronique, Ralph Fiennes as Alain and Tamsin Greig played the role of Annette. After opening at the London's West End production, the play generally received positive ratings from critics, although a few negative reviews came along the way.

This year, God of Carnage came to Broadway Productions at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, as it was premiered on February 28, 2009. God of Carnage officially opened at Broadway Productions on March 2, 2009 starring James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis. The production is directed by Matthew Warchus and it is scheduled to close on July 19, 2009.

God of Carnage is a comedy play that tells a brief tale of the two pairs of parents who try to solve a problem in a well mannered way. The child of one pair has hurt the child of the other pair, hence parents decide to talk it out in a mature and mannered way, and end up being all childish and not even near to the term well mannered. Before the play officially commences, two classmates, who happen to be 11 years of age are seen playing with each other, and during that one kid named Ferdinand Reille hurts Bruno Vallon, and knocks two teeth out of his mouth with a stick, to be more precise. To resolve the matter in a more civilized way, the parents of both the kids set up a meeting on the very same night. Alain happens to be Ferdinand's father and a lawyer by profession. Alain is most of the time busy on his cell phone to be more accurate, while on the other hand, Annette, Ferdinand's mother, is a wealth manager by profession. As for Bruno's parents, his father, Michel, is a wholesaler by professional, while Bruno's mother, Veronique, who is not well, is writer by profession and as of that moment she happens to be writing her book engulfing Darfur. Later on as the arguments among the parents start flying, it doesn't takes much time for them to lose their maturity and jump to irrationality.

God of Carnage mostly received positive reviews and was warmly welcomed by the critics. Elysa Gardner of USA Today cited it "Scabrously Funny", while on the other hand David Rooney of Variety stated that, "God of Carnage is played to perfection by a scorching cast in Matthew Warchus' pungent production. Gandolfini is hilarious. Daniels hits a bull's eye. 'God of Carnage' is elegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled on pure bile." Entertainment Weekly's Thom Geier summed the play as "Enormously fun! Christopher Hampton, Reza's longtime English language translator, has created a witty adaptation". As in the words of Joe Dziemianowicz of Daily News "James Gandolfini is at the top of his game. Director Matthew Warchus keeps the fur flying and the laughter landing. A picture-perfect production". Another positive review was given by The Bergen Record's Robert Feldberg who said, "Evenings in the theater don't get any funnier than God of Carnage.' Matthew Warchus has directed the 90-minute piece brilliantly. And the cast couldn't be better, with each of the fine actors heartily grabbing the superb material and running with it".

Upcoming week's performances include one on April 21, 2009, two performances on April 22, 2009 followed by another performance on April 23. On April 24, 2009 there'll be only one performance while on April 25, two performances are scheduled.