North London at Halloween. Celebrity ghost-writer Max Villiers and his wife Harriet, a talented shopper, host a party. As Max connects his first plasma TV, the evening is hijacked by interference from the past. There are trick-or-treaters at the door and strangers on the brand new rug.

A shocking and darkly humorous play.

The Lightning Play premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in November 2006.