The Lodger by Paul Birtill at Pentameters Theatre

The Lodger , a black comedy by Paul Birtill, directed by Conrad Blakemore, at the Pentameters Theatre, a fringe venue in Hampstead, north London, from 7 to 26 Aug 2012.

Steven, a misanthropic poet, lives an isolated existence in a council flat, his only company being visits from his scrounging Dad and a motley assortment of eccentric neighbours. Could the arrival of a lodger, beautiful law student Clare, transform his otherwise solitary life?

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