Lion In The Streets by Judith Thompson

"In Judith Thompson's fascinating ... play, Lion in the Streets, the ghost of a murdered young girl flits through every scene, a poignant reflection of the loneliness and suffering of the other characters. That is a fitting approach for Thompson, who in her ... career has used infanticide, sexual abuse, suicide, wife-beating and cancer to explore the secret, inner life of individuals. Her fondness for extreme situations has earned her a reputation as a dark writer. But she explores the darkness with such exuberant intelligence, humour and empathy that, at their best, her plays brim with the healing light of revelation." —John Bemrose, Maclean's