We're family. We don't have to like each other.
Things are never easy for Ellis when the family gets together. A dad who doesn't get him, a cousin who can do no wrong, a (not-so-passive) aggressive grandma, his dad's latest intolerable girlfriend and a grandpa in an urn are just some of the things Ellis has to contend with. When it begins to become tradition at these occasions for true feelings to be unearthed, is it finally time for Ellis to cut ties?
Set in the back room of a social club, away from the main action, the play takes us through a wake, a wedding and a christening, and lifts the lid on the tensions behind every family ritual. Many things change over the years but something that will always remain is the same cold buffet.
Elijah Young's epic comedy The Cold Buffet follows the McCarthy family over five years of life, death and love. It's a delicious North East family saga laced with dry humour and a good dose of interpersonal tension.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Newcastle's Live Theatre, in October 2023.
| ISBN: | 9781350454576 |
| Publication date: | 5th October 2023 |
| Author: | Elijah Young |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) |
We're family. We don't have to like each other.
Things are never easy for Ellis when the family gets together. A dad who doesn't get him, a cousin who can do no wrong, a (not-so-passive) aggressive grandma, his dad's latest intolerable girlfriend and a grandpa in an urn are just some of the things Ellis has to contend with. When it begins to become tradition at these occasions for true feelings to be unearthed, is it finally time for Ellis to cut ties?
Set in the back room of a social club, away from the main action, the play takes us through a wake, a wedding and a christening, and lifts the lid on the tensions behind every family ritual. Many things change over the years but something that will always remain is the same cold buffet.
Elijah Young's epic comedy The Cold Buffet follows the McCarthy family over five years of life, death and love. It's a delicious North East family saga laced with dry humour and a good dose of interpersonal tension.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Newcastle's Live Theatre, in October 2023.
The Cold Buffet features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
The Cold Buffet is available in Paperback
The Cold Buffet was written by Elijah Young and published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Cold Buffet has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Plays series
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