Valhalla

by Paul Murphy

As violence sweeps the city, a couple escape to an isolated Nordic research facility. On the brink of discovering a cure for the devastating disease, cracks in their marriage start to appear.

The outside world grows increasingly hostile and the couple are forced to choose between conflicting allegiances. As they battle for power and truth, the future of the human race is at stake.

Suffused with Norse mythology, Valhalla depicts a world where the boundaries of scientific research and the endurance of human love are stretched to their limits. It was joint winner of the inaugural Theatre503 Playwriting Award, and premiered at Theatre503, London, in 2015.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2015

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Reviews

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perhaps not the best play to read during the third lockdown of a global pandemic; nevertheless, this is a well crafted piece of pressure cooker drama. Valhalla somewhat falls off the tracks in its final act and leaves certain threads hanging without clear resolutions - which could have resulted in some brilliant twists and revelations - but it is a two-hander dripping in subtext. It’s a piece ripe for a pair of strong actors to sink their teeth into and delve into the unspoken fractures that exist between this troubled couple.