DESCRIBED as Tarantino meets Father Ted, the dark and hilarious Lonesome West kicks of at the New Vic Theatre tomorrow night.

The drama, from acclaimed playwright Martin McDonagh, begins a month-long run.

Part of the author's Leeane-set trilogy, the play features some of the most acclaimed writing for the stage of the past decade.

The first in the trilogy, the multi award-winning The Beauty Queen of Leeane, was produced by the New Vic last year and hailed as 'compulsive viewing' by critics.

The venue now welcomes audiences back to the quaint rural town where there's nothing on the telly and murdering family members is the number one recreational activity.

Poor Father Walsh, played by Damien Kearney, is desperate to do good but despairs of his godless flock.

How will he reconcile the feuding brothers Coleman and Valene, played by Sean O'Callaghan and Paul Lloyd, who are constantly warring over packets of crisps and games of Ker-Plunk?

Tickets to the play, which runs until March 15, are available from the box office on 01782 717962.