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Jez Butterworth’s ‘The Hills of California’ Sets Fall Broadway Engagement; Sam Mendes Directs


The Hills of California, the first new play by Jez Butterworth‘s since his acclaimed The Ferryman in 2017, will open on Broadway this fall, reuniting the playwright with director Sam Mendes. The Hills of California will begin a limited engagement at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre with previews beginning Wednesday, September 11, with an opening night set […]

The production is currently playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre on the West End, where it will conclude its limited engagement on Saturday, June 15. The synopsis: “In the sweltering heat of a 1970s summer, the Webb sisters return to their childhood home in Blackpool, an English seaside town, where their mother Veronica lies dying upstairs. “The run-down Sea View Guest House is haunted by bittersweet memories of amusement park rides and overdue bills.

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