Performance

Venue	Olivier (National Theatre)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	1st April 2014
Opened	8th April 2014
To	27th August 2014
When	Jul 4, 5, 23, 24, 31, Aug 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 15, 16, 26, 27 at 19:30. Jul 5, 24, Aug 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 27 Mats 14:00
Prices	From £15.00. To £50.00.
What is currently on at Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)

A Small Family Business

T2002317197
Jack McCracken: a man of principle in a corrupt world. But not for long. Moments after taking over his father-in-law's business he's approached by a private detective armed with some compromising information. Jack's integrity fades away as he discovers his extended family to be thieves and adulterers, looting the business from their suburban homes. Rampant self-interest takes over and comic hysteria builds to a macabre climax. Well, that's one down, isn't it. Nine to go. Next! Thou shalt not kill. What about that then? Let's have a crack at that one next, shall we?. First performed at the National Theatre, this hilarious morality play won the Evening Standard Drama Award for Best Play in 1987.

Author

Alan Ayckbourn

Archive :: production:T2002317197, play:S1530212527, venue:V373

Production details

Alan Ayckbourn's A Small Family Business, a riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed, returns to the National where it premiered in 1987.

Special Performances

3 Aug 14 Captioned
9 Aug 14 Audio Described

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	National Theatre
Director	Adam Penford
Design	Tim Hatley
Lighting	Paul Anderson
Music	Grant Olding
Director	Alison de Burgh (fight)
Sound	Gareth Fry
Performer	Mike Aherne (understudy: Ken Ayres)
Performer	Rosie Armstrong (understudy: Poppy McCracken / Harriet Ayres)
Performer	Neal Barry (Desmond Ayres)
Performer	Stephen Beckett (Cliff McCracken)
Performer	Tony Boncza (understudy: Jack McCracken)
Performer	Abby Cassidy (understudy: Samantha McCracken / Tina Ruston)
Performer	Matthew Cottle (Benedict Hough)
Performer	Nicholas Delvalle (understudy: The Rivetti Brothers / Roy Ruston / Benedict Hough)
Performer	Debra Gillett (Poppy McCracken)
Performer	Gawn Grainger (Key Ayres)
Performer	Amanda Hadingue (Yvonne Doggett)
Performer	Nigel Lindsay (Jack McCracken)
Performer	Matthew Lloyd Davies (understudy: Cliff McCracken / Desmond Ayres)
Performer	Rebecca McKinnis (Tina Ruston)
Performer	Amy Marston (Harriet Ayres)
Performer	Gerard Monaco (Rivetti brothers)
Performer	Jan Shepherd (understudy: Yvonne Doggett / Anita McCracken)
Performer	Alice Sykes (Samantha McCracken)
Performer	Samuel Taylor (Roy Ruston)
Performer	Niky Wardley (Anita McCracken)

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