Following hit seasons on the West End and Broadway, four Tony and four Olivier Awards including Best Play, Matthew Lopez’s blockbuster play, The Inheritance, premieres in Sydney at the Seymour Centre. This two-part epic reimagines E.M. Forster’s Howards End as a contemporary portrait of New York’s gay community.
A story of survival, legacy and love, The Inheritance investigates a circle of friends attempting to forge a future for themselves amid a turbulent and changing America. At the centre of the play stand Eric Glass and Toby Darling, around whom characters swirl in and out of love, apartments and arguments.
When two strangers enter their lives – an older man and a younger one – their futures suddenly become uncertain as they begin to chart divergent paths. Chance meetings lead to surprising choices as the lives of three generations interlink and collide, with explosive results.
Directed by Shane Anthony (Anatomy of a Suicide, Ulster American, The Whale), trhis production stars a massive cast of thirteen brilliant performers including Simon Burke AO (Devil’s Playground, The Irishman), John Adam (City Homicide) and Vanessa Downing (Home and Away).
This sexy, funny and sharply political play can be seen in both parts on one day, or separately to extend the incredible theatrical experience.
“Perhaps the most important American play of the century so far.” – The Telegraph
Director: Shane Anthony | Featuring: John Adam, Simon Burke, Teale Howie, Ryan Panizza, Tom Rodgers, Zoran Jevtic, Quinton Rofail Rich, Matthew McDonald, Elijah Williams, Jack Mitsch, Bayley Prendergast, Jack Richardson, Vanessa Downing | Set Designer: Kate Beere | Costume Designer: Tim Chappel | Lighting Designer: Alex Berlage | Composer: Damien Lane | Sound Designer: Daniel Herten | Stage Manager: Saz Watson | Dialect Coach: Linda Nicholls-Gidley | Fight Choreographer: Tim Dashwood | Co-Producers: Shane Anthony, Daniel Cottier, Gus Murray | Playwright: Matthew Lopez
The Inheritance
Reginald – Seymour Centre, City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale (Sydney)
Season: 7 – 30 November 2024
Information and Bookings: www.seymourcentre.com
Image: The Cast of The Heritance – photo by Harvey House Photography