Christmas can often be a time of drama and conflict in families
and in this play it’s true for the Wyeth's family. When
daughter Brooke (Martha Plimpton) returns home to spend Christmas with her ‘well
to do’ family in Palm Springs with news on an exposé book she’s written on their family, the
revelation causes a division. Her parents are aghast while her brother and
alcoholic aunt seem more supportive.
The cast do a brilliant job of bringing this story to life but
what I enjoyed most is that it’s staged in the round and my upfront seat gave
me an intimate view of characters facial expressions, movements and gestures from
all angles.
Amid the humour, old wounds are reopened and skeleton’s revealed
in Lindsay Posner's production of Jon Robin Baitz’s play.
Other Dessert Cities can be seen @
The Old Vic until 24th May
