Conspiracy theorist Virgil Ploy thinks that everyone is out to get him. He may well be right.
Cornish conspiracy theorist Virgil Ploy is paranoid. He thinks that everyone is out to get him-that includes his mother and her new husband, Dusty. He might well be right. It's hard to know who to trust these days. But then, living on top of a secret M.O.D. chemical weapons plant can do strange things to you. Very strange things indeed...
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Conspiracy theorist Virgil Ploy thinks that everyone is out to get him. He may well be right.
Cornish conspiracy theorist Virgil Ploy is paranoid. He thinks that everyone is out to get him-that includes his mother and her new husband, Dusty. He might well be right. It's hard to know who to trust these days. But then, living on top of a secret M.O.D. chemical weapons plant can do strange things to you. Very strange things indeed...
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Cornish conspiracy theorist Virgil Ploy is paranoid. He thinks that everyone is out to get him - that includes his mother and her new husband, Dusty. He might well be right. It's hard to know who to trust these days. But then, living on top of a secret M.O.D. chemical weapons plant can do strange things to you. Very strange things indeed - Horse Piss For Blood is a bizarre and darkly funny new play about family, madness and Cornwall's darkest secret - Are you ready for the truth?
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“Grose does again what he is so good at ”
" bringing to life a story which feeds on local lore A fun 90 minutes" 4 stars Whats On Stage "- bringing to life a story which feeds on local lore... A fun 90 minutes" 4 stars - Whats On Stage
About the Author
Carl Grose has worked previously with Told by an Idiot on "Beauty and the Beast" (Lyric, Hammersmith). His recent plays include: "Gargantua" (2011's National Theatre Connections Festival); "Grand Guignol" (The Drum Theatre, Plymouth); "Superstition Mountain" (o-region). He has written for BBC Television and radio, the RSC, Soho Theatre and Vesturport. For the past sixteen years he has worked extensively with Kneehigh Theatre as both an actor and writer. He also co-founded the Cornish theatre and film production company o-region. Carl Grose's plays include Superstition Mountain, Grand Guignol and Gargantua. He has also written extensively for Kneehigh Theatre. Such work includes: Tristan & Yseult, The Bacchae, Cymbeline and Hansel & Gretel (all published by Oberon Books).
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