WHAT happens when two sets of modern parents meet up to deal in an "adult and civilised way" with playground violence and resulting injury, between their children?

In Yasmina Reza's successful "sharp-edged" new comedy, the God of Carnage, translated by Christopher Hampton, the pose of urban sophistication quickly descends into bickering, name-calling, tantrums and "tears before bed".

In the bitter rows which result, it becomes clear that while boys will be boys, adults are usually worse - much worse. And that's before they get the rum bottle out.

The God of Carnage presented by the Nonentities and staged without an interval - as is the author's intention - comes to the Rose Theatre next month.

As in her earlier play Art - also previously staged by the Nonentities - the author deals with deep feelings and ideas in beautifully constructed, but strong and sometimes "very adult" language and while the laughs come frequently, there is also much to think about, as the pretensions and problems with modern life are ruthlessly exposed.

The God of Carnage comes to the Rose Theatre Studio between Monday, April 3, and Saturday, April 8, from 7.30pm each evening.

Tickets, which are priced between £9.50 and £11.50, are available from the Rose Theatre box office on 01562 743745.

Alternatively, tickets and further information can be found at rosetheatre.co.uk.