Happy Family
by Giles Cooper
by Giles Cooper
The first London production for more than twenty years of the black comedy by cult sixties dramatist, Giles Cooper
5 - 23 Oct 2004
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The Solstice siblings grapple with their childhood vulnerabilities and dynamics when Susan's new fiancé disrupts their isolated world.
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…