Synopsis

A quaint village green hides shadows, where rosebushes whisper secrets and the local pub brews more than just ale

Emma, a battle-scarred journalist with ink-stained fingers and a stubborn streak a mile wide, stumbles into a postcard-perfect town seeking refuge from her past. But beneath the charm of thatched roofs and neighborly smiles, she unearths a festering rot of corruption and abuse. As Emma doggedly pursues the truth, she finds herself entangled with a cast of colorful locals: the seemingly bumbling constable with hidden depths, a vicar whose sermons hide sinister undertones, and a fiery barmaid who knows far more than she lets on.

This dark comedy skewers small-town hypocrisy with relish, each revelation peeling back another layer of respectability to reveal the absurd and often horrifying truth beneath. The playwright’s deft hand balances moments of genuine pathos with wickedly funny observations, creating a world where laughter and gasps of shock mingle freely. As Emma wrestles with her own demons and biases, the audience is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about complicity and the ease with which we turn a blind eye to injustice. In the end, this tale of redemption and reckoning asks: in a town built on secrets, is the truth truly welcome – and at what cost?