In the Donmar Warehouse's revival of T.S. Eliot's The Family Reunion, the characters look into their own pasts; yet, in the hands of director Jeremy Herrin, this truly haunting verse drama creates a narrative that feels brand new. In a dark-paneled sitting room, a family gathers to celebrate the birthday of Lady Monchensey (Gemma Jones), who is awaiting her son Harry (Samuel West), returning after eight years and now a widower after his wife's death at sea. Opening remarks about the passing of time do not prepare you for the ghost story/thriller that follows. When Harry appears, he claims that he pushed his wife: "All that I can hope to make you understand/is only events: not what has happ[...]