Harrowing and claustrophobic, this unique and artistic presentation of Five Kinds of Silence describes the sickening abuse and torture inflicted by a father upon his family and explores the theory of Attachment, developed by John Bowlby, giving thought to how early relationships, particularly with caregivers, shape a childs emotional and social development.

Susan just shot Billy, her father. The grip he has on their lives means that she can’t quite believe that he is dead, his ghost haunts the stage spitting sharp poetry and insults adorned with bold stage effects never before seen. Billy’s voice from his past shows how a pattern of childhood abuse led to him abusing his own family, creating a psychological prison which no one can escape from. As psychiatrists and detectives interview the sisters and their mother in order to build a case for defense, they reveal the absolute totality of Billy’s control, punishing the slightest deviation from his exacting household rules with brutal violence and enforcing secrecy with threats of murder and suicide. 

The play explores the impossible complexity of this family, deeply damaged by their life-long suffering.
Adapted from an award winning radio play