Performance

Venue	Jermyn Street Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	15th July 2014
Opened	17th July 2014
To	9th August 2014
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Sat Mat 15:30
Prices	From £20.00. To £20.00.
Jermyn Street Theatre (V207)
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Date of change: 1 Jul 14 - T01190266147
Date of change: 30 Jun 14 - T01190266147
Date of change: 27 May 14 - T01190266147

Natural Affection

Work:: Natural Affection (S0696177716)

Christmas 1962, Chicago, small apartment... Unconventional couple, Sue and Bernie, are awaiting the impending visit of Sue's delinquent son Donnie with excitement and trepidation. When Donnie makes an unexpected announcement, tensions between the already strained family relationships grow and competition between the two men threatens to destroy the life that Sue has worked so hard to create. On Christmas Eve when the next-door neighbours join the party, tensions escalate resulting in an inescapable and horrific showdown. Natural Affection flips the American Dream on its head. A complex, dark and anguished study of discordant family life, William Inge's lost treasure explores the themes of sexual dissatisfaction, loneliness, frustrated small-town dreams, alcoholism and tortured identity.

Author

William Inge

Production:: (T01190266147)

The work has never before seen in the United Kingdom. This lost treasure by an American Icon has, in the playwright's own words, "been contested, praised, disputed, and criticized." Inspired by the violence Inge was witnessing in the media at the time, Natural Affection retains the power to shock and is as resonant today as it was when it was first produced over fifty year's ago. UK Premiere

Presented by	House on the Hill Productions (in association with Jermyn Street Theatre)
Director	Grace Wessels
Design	Victoria Johnstone
Costume	Emily Stuart
Lighting	Steve Lowe
Performer	Lysette Anthony (Sue)
Performer	Louis Cardona
Performer	Timothy Knightley
Performer	Adriana Maestranzi
Performer	Jessica Preddy
Performer	Jeremy Smith
Performer	Jonathan Wadey

Listing:: L094057257

Production details

The work has never before seen in the United Kingdom. This lost treasure by an American Icon has, in the playwright's own words, "been contested, praised, disputed, and criticized." Inspired by the violence Inge was witnessing in the media at the time, Natural Affection retains the power to shock and is as resonant today as it was when it was first produced over fifty year's ago. UK Premiere

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