Regan, 29, wrote the story, attracting thousands of readers to Borderstan, and publications across the country wrote their own stories on the flatulence mishap.

A passing interest in flatulence, of all unlikely topics, links “The Children” to the concomitant work playing in the Royal Court’s studio-sized upstairs space.

One of the most powerful of the lot is “Against the 70’s,” Watt’s warning to future youth on the dangers of musical flatulence.