Amy, a hotel chambermaid, has just found a dead body in the room she is cleaning - for the second time. Jim, the manager of a self-storage facility, has also discovered a dead body. Then there is Kate, a fiercely dedicated professional who comes across a dead body while walking her boyfriend's dog in the park. The theme of mortality casts a long shadow across this tense play as the storyline unfolds backwards and the audience need to piece together the clues.
Breathing Corpses was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in February 2005.