God of Carnage

God of Carnage tells the story of two sets of parents who meet to discuss a playground altercation that left one boy with two broken teeth. Annette and Alan Raleigh are welcomed into the home of Veronica and Michael Novak, whose son Henry was attacked the previous evening by the Raleigh's son Benjamin.

The play opens with Veronica reading out the statement she and Michael have prepared. She then serves her guests homemade clafouti, a baked flan-like dessert, in an attempt to maintain a polite atmosphere. The couples attempt to get to know one another: Veronica and Michael tell the story of how he disposed of his daughter’s pet hamster. Alan, meanwhile, takes a phone call from his office. He’s a high-powered corporate lawyer responsible for handling the publicity of one of his firm’s pharmaceutical accounts. Annette is embarrassed by her husband’s bad manners and offers to bring Benjamin to the apartment later to apologize.

We learn that the reason the fight began was because Henry