What Did London Critics Think of The Inheritance, Starring Vanessa Redgrave and John Benjamin Hickey? | Playbill

Playbill Universe What Did London Critics Think of The Inheritance, Starring Vanessa Redgrave and John Benjamin Hickey? Matthew Lopez’s two-part play runs through May 19 at the Young Vic.
Kyle Soller, Samuel H Levine, and Andrew Burnap Simon Annand

The world premiere of Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance officially opened at the Young Vic March 28. The Young Vic production, directed by Stephen Daldry, features a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave and Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey.

The two-part play explores the young gay community in New York a generation after the AIDS crisis of the ‘80s and ‘90s—and the struggle to connect to the past and maintain a sense of history.

The company also includes Andrew Burnap, Samuel H. Levine, Kyle Soller, Hugo Bolton, Robert Boulter, Hubert Burton, Syrus Lower, Michael Marcus, Luke Thallon, and Michael Walters.

Read reviews for the world premiere production below.

The Financial Times (Ian Shuttleworth)

GayTimes (Simon Button)

The Guardian (Michael Billington)

The Hollywood Reporter (Demetrios Matheou)

The Telegraph (Dominic Cavendish)

Time Out London (Andrzej Lukowski)

Playbill will continue to update as more reviews come in.

The production feature sets and costumes by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Jon Clark, and sound design by Paul Arditti and Chris Reid.

First Look at John Benjamin Hickey in London’s The Inheritance

 
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