The Family Reunion
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 25, 2008
Closed Jan 10, 2009
Opened Nov 25, 2008
Closed Jan 10, 2009
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
After eight years absence, Harry returns to the ancestral home to celebrate his mother's birthday. Tormented by a dark secret, he confides in Aunt Agatha only to discover that the family too has its own hidden demons.
T.S. Eliot's poetic and powerful tale of sin and redemption reveals a family haunted by the ghosts of their past.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Donmar Warehouse
41 Earlham St
Camden Town, England
Since the Donmar began life as a not-for-profit producing house under the artistic direction of Sam Mendes in October 1992, the theater has asserted itself as a leader in London?s performing arts community. Deliberately embracing a diverse and darin [...] Read More
41 Earlham St
Camden Town, England
Since the Donmar began life as a not-for-profit producing house under the artistic direction of Sam Mendes in October 1992, the theater has asserted itself as a leader in London?s performing arts community. Deliberately embracing a diverse and darin [...] Read More
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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[...]