Details

John Rutherford has built up the business like his father before him and he naturally expects to pass it on to his eldest son. However, his son has other plans. He has something to sell, an invention that will release him from his father's tyranny and a future following in those laborious footsteps. With aspirations to achieve independence, make their own futures and find love, Rutherford's children have choices to make that may jeopardise the business and the family. This Edwardian classic and powerful drama is on a par with the work of Ibsen, Gorky and Granville Barker. It enjoyed huge success in London and New York, and was hailed as 'a remarkable play'.

Cast/Performers

Roger Allam (Rutherford), Justine Mitchell, Chris Anderson, Sue Appleby, Joe Armstrong, Joe Evans, Nick Harris, Harry Hepple, Barbara Marten, Nicola May-Taylor, Jules Melvin, Sally Rogers, Sam Troughton, Anjana Vasan

Creatives/Company

Author: Githa Sowerby
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Polly Findlay, Polly Bennett (movement)
Design: Lizzie Clachan
Costume: Lizzie Clachan
Sound: Paul Arditti
Lighting: Charles Balfour
Music: Kerry Andrew