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Theatre review: The Hills of California

This family reunion is great – but it’s no Jerusalem

February 8, 2024 09:42
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The Hills of California - a co-production between Neal Street Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions at Harold Pinter Theatre. Key Creatives: Written by Jez Butterworth Directed by Sam Mendes Design by Rob Howell Lighting Design by Natasha Chivers Sound Design, Composing and Arrangement by Nick Powell Choreography by Ellen Kane Musical Supervision and Arrangement by Candida Caldicot Casting by Amy Ball Young Person’s Casting by Verity Naughton Associate director is Zoé Ford Burnett Cast: Laura Donnelly Leanne Best Ophelia Lovibond Helena Wilson Bryan Dick Shaun Dooley Corey Johnson Richard Lumsden Natasha Magigi Nancy Allsop Sophia Ally Alfie Jackson Lara McDonnell Lucy Moran Nicola Turner

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John Nathan,

John Nathan

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The Hills of California

Harold Pinter Theatre | ★★★★✩

Jez Butterworth has set his latest, long-awaited play in the fictional yet typical Sea View, a Blackpool guest house that has no view of the sea. All Butterworth plays are judged by his masterpiece Jerusalem, which has a rollocking, random energy that makes it impossible to anticipate where it is going to go next. But that’s not so with this play directed by Sam Mendes.

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