The Hills of California - West End Tickets, News, Info & More
*This house. It’s called ‘Sea View’. It’s just I’ve looked out of every window, and you can’t. You can’t see the sea.*
Blackpool, 1976. The driest summer in 200 years. The beaches are packed. The hotels are heaving. In the sweltering backstreets, far from the choc ices and donkey rides, the Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house, as she lies dying upstairs.
Following their multi award-winning triumph *The Ferryman*, Jez Butterworth, writer of *Jerusalem*, resumes his partnership with Sam Mendes, director of *The Lehman Trilogy*, to bring you The Hills of California.
__*The Hills of California* plays at Harold Pinter Theatre from 27 January 2024 for a strictly limited season.__
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The Hills of California review: A sweet return from Jez Butterworth – but it’s no Jerusalem
6 / 10
Director Sam Mendes’s production brings out all the gentle humour in Butterworth’s play: some of the 1950s scenes feel like lost outtakes from a mid-century sitcom, as Veronica effortfully clings to a hotelier’s respectability in the face of bottom-pinching, pun-peddling rogues like Mr Halliwell (Shaun Dooley). The saucy jokes sail above the heads of most of her children but not older, worldlier Joan (Lara McDonnell), who internalises her mother’s sense that her body is just another tool to be used on the path to stardom.
The Hills of California review: A masterclass in grief
8 / 10
Are there moments when the runtime is felt? Yes. But in the end, this doesn’t matter one bit, as the blend of levity, heartbreak and sisterly bonds is enough to keep you sucked in. Overall, the Hills of California is a strong and deftly handled exploration of death and bereavement with the potential to resonate with anyone.
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Review Roundup: Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
by Nicole Rosky - February 9, 2024
by Nicole Rosky - February 9, 2024
Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California, just celebrated opening night and we've got the consensus from the critics!
Photos: First Look at THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 8, 2024
by Stephi Wild - February 8, 2024
All new production photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!
Review: THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 9, 2024
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 9, 2024
Death comes to us all and the spectre of the end of life often brings families together who may not have met for years, even decades. Jez Butterworth’s bittersweet and bitingly funny new play, The Hills of California, draws both on this and how events are shaped by memory and by who remembers them.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2024
by Stephi Wild - January 24, 2024
All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!
Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond, and Helena Wilson Will Lead THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2023
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2023
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.
The Hills of California FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How long has The Hills of California been running on the West End?
The Hills of California opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Tuesday Feb 06, 2024 and has now been running for 2 months.
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