The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of them is found dead. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.Īs one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. On the day he’s released, he’s greeted by the man who put him in prison. In this tale of loyalty and betrayal, madness and ecstasy, the players must choose what roles to play before the curtain falls.Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail – for a murder he may or may not have committed. Part coming-of-age story, part confession, If We Were Villains explores the magical and dangerous boundary between art and life.
In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. But in their fourth and final year, the balance of power begins to shift, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make believe. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extra.
Ten years ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition.
Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door.
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