Bruised Sky Productions present the Martin Murphy’s powerful solo show in its London premiere following a successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year. Developed through interviews with social workers and research into real-life cases, Villain places a spotlight on the growing pressures on social care agencies with the growth of child poverty, and how social media allows the general public to be judge and jury through the safety of a screen.
Brutal, topical, and darkly funny, Villain follows Rachel through her twenties in a story that will be familiar to many. With echoes of cases like Baby P, Victoria Climbie and Liam Fee, Villain lets the social worker tell her side of the story in a devastating hour that questions whether we can still try to do good or if the risk to ourselves is just too high.
