A mordant, flawed Australian slapstick chronicles a small town through its murderous medieval festival
- Written by Joseph Steinberg, Forrest Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, English & Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia

One of the gorier fates meted out in Patrick Marlborough’s revenge comedy is allotted to an unnamed journalist, a minor character who appears in only a single sentence. The journalist arrives at his untimely end after penning a profile of George Bodkin. Also known as “The Nutter King”, Bodkin is the third...