Information for The Bleeding Tree at Southwark Playhouse Borough, Inner London (Play). The Bleeding Tree follows a mother and her two daughters who, in order to survive, have had to go to extremes. Following years of abuse from the man of the house, The Bleeding Tree's leading women have finally reached the end of their tether and shot him dead. Now they must deal with their fluctuating feelings - from shock to relief to guilt - all whilst figuring out how to dispose of a body. The Little