Dartington Playgoers: Jerusalem

Jez Butterworth’s hugely acclaimed, prize-winning play – a comic, contemporary vision of life in England’s green and pleasant land.

On St George’s Day, the morning of the local country fair, Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron, local waster and Lord of Misrule, is a wanted man. The council officials want to serve him an eviction notice, his son wants to be taken to the fair, a vengeful father wants to give him a serious kicking, and a motley crew of mates wants his ample supply of drugs and alcohol.

Ceni Wyatt is set to deliver this incredible version of Jerusalem to Dartington on behalf of the silenced, the hidden and the uprooted members of our community.

A long standing member of Dartington Playgoers – Ceni has directed many plays for the Company but after seeing Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre in London in 2022 she felt utterly compelled to bring it to the people of Dartington and Totnes.

‘Rooster Byron isn’t just a man living on the fringes of society’ he’s a thousand stories that polite society doesn’t want to listen to.’

There is an interval and bar/refreshments will be available
The performances will go ahead if it rains so please come prepared