Known as a dramatist of terror, the French author presented this gory medical horror at Grand Guignol, the Parisian theatre famous for its blood-soaked stories. In this particularly gruesome production, a doctor operates on his wife’s lover, taking the opportunity for revenge by performing some bone-tingling skull chiselling. Por’Knockers Lynn Nottage (1995) Intended as a satire, the comedic aspect of this play from the Pulitzer prize winner went out the window when it was staged soon after the Oklahoma City bombing. The story, which saw a group of bombers discuss an attack on a federal building, was now too close to home. Patrons ripped up their programme. It has never been staged since.