The Homecoming
A family gathering in north London. Teddy brings his wife, Ruth, home to meet her in-laws. But who will be the eventual winner in a fierce battle for supremacy? Harold Pinter’s shocking, hilarious account of the tribal nature of family life astonished London audiences when it was first seen in 1965.
Over the years it has lost none of its raw power and disturbing eroticism; and Ian Holm – the lethal Lenny in Peter Hall’s original production – now appears as Max, the bullying patriarch in Pinter’s gripping family drama.
Cast & Creatives
Ruth…….Lia Williams
Teddy…..Nick Dunning
Sam…….John Kavanagh
Joey…….Jason O’Mara
Lenny…..Ian Hart
Set Designer:Eileen Diss
Costume Designer:Dany Everett
What the Critics said
” Harold Pinter is one of the most important playwrights of our day”
– New York Times
” …a violent, disturbing, enthralling short play”
– Financial Times
” But that is the case with Robin Lefevre’s production of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming for the Gate Theatre in Dublin….this is awesome theatre”
– Sunday Independent – 17 June 2001
” This production, directed by Robin Lefevre, is mesmeric”
– The Irish Times – 14 June 2001
“I don’t expect ever to see a better production of Pinter’s The Homecoming than Robin Lefevre’s superb staging, which is already bound for New York…”
– The Daily Telegraph – 14 June 2001