Over Christmas dinner Sue and Eddie gossip and discuss the goodtimes they used to have together before their son left home, leaving avoid in their lives. But then Eddie disappears with the dog and theirneighbour's son comes round to liven things up and stay the night.Through the creation of a seemingly banal universe, Butler creates anintense atmosphere of guilt and suspicion within this couple's world.Published to tie in with the Royal Court premiere in May 2004