Happy Family
by by Giles Cooper
The first London production for more than twenty years of the black comedy by cult sixties dramatist, Giles Cooper
The Solstice siblings grapple with their childhood vulnerabilities and dynamics when Susan's new fiancé disrupts their isolated world.
5 - 23 Oct 2004
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About The Play
About The Play
★★★★ Four Stars, What’s On In London
The three members of the Solstice family are still as emotionally vulnerable and innocent as when they were as children – Mark, the authoritative brother, is terrified of the dark; Susan is stuck in her role as the bossy older sister; while Deborah is totally unaware of the facts of life. Held together by an elaborate system of nursery rules and regulations, a secret language, and their joint failure to grow up, the introduction of Susan’s new fiancé into their midst is the catalyst that stretches their childhood chains to breaking point…