Love, Lies and Taxidermy (NHB Modern Plays) - Softcover

Stupidly lovely... sustained by observational wit, its love of people and place, and its bloody-minded optimism.... makes you believe that sometimes real life can actually be better than the movies. --Guardian

Racously funny... a joyful, surprising tribute to love, hope, community and big ideas. It will have you walking away with a spring in your step. --whatsonstage

A funny, heartwarming and tender tale of underdogs fighting the odds... completely absorbing. --Fest Mag

Fits perfectly into Paines Plough's own distinctive brand of romcom... using wit, speed and countless asides to the audience, it will leaves the average viewer in tears by the end, though whether of laughter, sadness or empathy might vary from person to person. --British Theatre Guide

An offbeat love story about Mr Tutti Frutti, a stuffed owl and the struggle to fit in. This is a boy-meets-girl story. Son of a Polish taxidermist meets daughter of a failing ice-cream salesman at a medical-research facility in Merthyr Tydfil. First date in Tesco and things are going well. But it's difficult to fall in love when your parents need saving from themselves, their weird hobbies and the threat of a prison sentence. Alan Harris's play Love, Lies and Taxidermy was first produced by Paines Plough, Sherman Cymru and Theatr Clwyd in Paines Plough's pop-up theatre, Roundabout, at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, before touring.