The Inheritance

[BHALEX]

Has anyone heard if The Inheritance (Matthew Lopez's new two part play showing at the Young Vic in London) will transfer to New York?

[DramaTeach]

There are talks, but nothing definitive at the moment since the current landscape has a few shows that would be competing for the same audience.

[JVJ93]

I have heard nothing but absolute raves about this. Once again jealous that I don’t live in London for all the amazing theatre they create. Hoping this comes over!

[imeldasturn]

It's clearly written with a New York audience in mind, I'm sure a transfer has always been the goal. Hopefully they will fix the second part, which at times feels a bit of a let down after the excellent first one.

[Mark_E]

It is rumoured to be transferring into the West End this September after the run at the Young Vic (Noel Coward Theatre). Word of mouth has been very positive.

[gschuber]

I saw part one last night. Seeing part two tonight. I found it riveting. Minimal set, great actors. Andrew Burnap is terrific in the lead. They are transferring to the Noel Coward theater in the West End in the fall.

[qolbinau]

It’s a 7 hour trashy soap with some moving moments. It should run off-Broadway but I don’t personally think it deserves a commercial Broadway run either for commercial or artistic reasons.

[Relevance81491]

just had to special order my copy of the script because no one seems to be able to keep it in stock.  Excited to read what all the fuss is about

[Wick3]

Relevance81491 said: "just had to special order my copy of the script because no one seems to be able to keep it in stock. Excited to read what all the fuss is about"

How do you make a special order? I've been checking Amazon and B&N and it's always unavailable. Is the only place where they sell a copy of play script at the theater in West End London? I'm thinking of going to London in the fall and would like to see this play.

[LightsOut90]

this is definately coming to Broadway, its just a question of if it will be in the spring of 2019 or fall of 2019

[Kad]

The Drama Book Shop in NYC has it.

[Wick3]

Thank you! Will check that place out. Also, I read someplace that the play was inspired by EM Forster's Howards End. For those who have read or seen the play, would you recommend reading Howards End first?

[TotallyEffed]

Really hoping this transfers.

[ajh]

This has to  be on the cards. The London producer is Sonia Friedman (Mormon, Potter, Mean Gilrs) and the whole thing is set in New York. And it is a smash in London, the talk of the town. 

I LOVED it. Saw it all in one day and when it got to the end of the first play was livid that I had to wait a full 2 hours for the second one. Deeply moving. This is stunning theatre.

[Jordan Catalano]

Each part is over four hours long, right? It’s in my list of things to see in London this Fall but damn, that’s LONG.

[TotallyEffed]

Jordan Catalano said: "Each part is over four hours long, right? It’s in my list of things to see in London this Fall but damn, that’s LONG. "

It’s on my list too but I don’t have enough room to fit it in now! I guess I’ll have to wait patiently for it to get here.

[TotallyEffed]

Jordan Catalano said: "Each part is over four hours long, right? It’s in my list of things to see in London this Fall but damn, that’s LONG. "

It’s on my list too but I don’t have enough room to fit it in now! I guess I’ll have to wait patiently for it to get here.

[A.Douglas]

I saw Part One at the Young Vic, back in March, and it is a transcendent, life-altering piece of Theatre. I could've have seen Part Two the following night, but had tickets to Hamilton. It might've been because it was my third time seeing Hamilton, but I DEEPLY regret not seeing Part Two instead. And to quote BB from his Hamilton review, "Yes, it really is that good." Especially to have seen the luminous Vanessa Redgrave make an, albeit brief, appearance towards the end of Part Two, as a bereaved mother of a victim of The Plague. (Read the script, her monologue is heart-wrenching. Good bless Matthew Lopez!???)

I could go on for days about it, but all I will say is this: It deserves the f**king Pulitzer, and, do whatever you can to see it, either in London or in NYC. You will NOT regret it.???

[Jordan Catalano]

Oh wow. Well, damn.
And Redgrave is only in it for a few minutes at the end of part 2??

[A.Douglas]

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh wow. Well, damn.
And Redgrave is only in it for a few minutes at the end of part 2??"

Yup, for the last 15-20 min. approx, based on her character's dialogue in the script. But it's apparently one of her finest moments on the stage.

 

This is a very important work for not only the Theatre, but for the community. It's everything that I've been thinking about in regards to us as a community, ever since I got to college (I'm 22). How can we move forward without knowing, appreciating, or recognizing how we got here. It is being hailed by The Telegraph in London as "the greatest American play of the century, so far." It's gonna be big.

*gets off soapbox* ??

[Wick3]

Kad said: "The Drama Book Shop in NYC has it."

Thanks! I bought a copy yesterday! Looking forward to reading it. If there's anyone in NYC who has read the play and want to discuss it over coffee or a drink after I finish reading it, feel free to PM me.