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The Inheritance (play)

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The Inheritance is a play by Matthew Lopez that is inspired by the novel Howards End by E. M. Forster. The play was produced in London at the Young Vic Theatre under the direction of Stephen Daldry. The play was staged in two parts of over three hours each, intended to be viewed sequentially. It examines love between gay men in contemporary New York a generation after the AIDS epidemic.[1] It asks what the current generation owes to its forebears.[2]

Cast

Role
Young VicProduction March 2018
Eric Glass Kyle Soller
Toby Darling Andrew Burnap
Adam / Leo Samuel H Levine
Walter/ Morgan Paul Hilton (British actor)
Henry Wilcox John Benjamin Hickey
Jasper Hugo Bolton
Toby's Agent Robert Boulter
Young Henry Hubert Burton
Tristan Syrus Lowe
Jason 1 Michael Marcus
Young Walter Luke Thallon
Jason 2 Michael Walters
Margaret Vanessa Redgrave

Reviews

[1][2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ https://www.variety.com/2018/legit/reviews/the-inheritance-review-play-1202739184/amp/
  2. ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura; Deb, Sopan; Trueman, Matt (2018-02-20). "3 Young People to Watch in Theater This Spring". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-24.