Pale Horse is the story of Charles who, disillusioned by the sudden death of his wife, propels himself into an urban underworld of alienation and self-destruction in an attempt to assuage the private demons which haunt him. Along the way he encounters the capricious Lucy, and is drawn into an even greater nightmare as he is implicated in a terrible crime and forced to examine the nature of his own mortality, identity and beliefs. Pale Horse is published to coincide with the premiere at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in October 1995. A revised version will be published by Methuen together with Joe Penhall's first play for the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, the widely acclaimed Some Voices, in May 1996.
Pale Horse is the story of Charles who, disillusioned by the sudden death of his wife, propels himself into an urban underworld of alienation and self-destruction in an attempt to assuage the private demons which haunt him. Along the way he encounters the capricious Lucy, and is drawn into an even greater nightmare as he is implicated in a terrible crime and forced to examine the nature of his own mortality, identity and beliefs. Pale Horse is published to coincide with the premiere at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in October 1995. A revised version will be published by Methuen together with Joe Penhall's first play for the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, the widely acclaimed Some Voices, in May 1996.