Cast announced for new play THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
Emmie Newitt
17 November, 2023, 11:55
Jez Butterworth's new generational drama that rifles through decades of one family's past opens in the West End for a limited season in 2024.
The Webb Family in THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA. photo Oliver Rosser
The cast has been announced for THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, a new play from Jez Butterworth which opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season from 27 January - 15 June 2024.
The cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman, The Nevers, Outlander), Leanne Best (Sweat, Ripper Street, Line of Duty), Ophelia Lovibond (Minx, W1A, The Effect) and Helena Wilson (Vogue World, Jack Absolute Flies Again, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern) lead the cast as the Webb family in Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California.
What is THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA about?
Set in Blackpool 1976, THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA takes place in the driest summer in 200 years. Amongst the hustle and bustle of the town, the Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house, as she lies dying upstairs.
This latest play from the writer of Jerusalem and director Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) is a generational drama that rifles through decades of one family's past.
Book THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA tickets
THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA performs at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a strictly limited season from 27 January - 15 June 2024.
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