Overview
In downstate Illinois, four men convicted of sex crimes against minors
share a group home where they live out their lives in the shadow of the
offences they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood
abuser – but does he want closure or retribution?
Bruce Norris's provocative play Downstate zeroes in on the
limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone
beyond forgiveness. It received its UK premiere at the National Theatre,
London, in March 2019, in the same production which had its world
premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, in September 2018.