A Good House

Closing: February 08, 2025

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Royal Court

Sloane Square London

Market West End

Previews January 11, 2025

“Once they’ve been here long enough, they’re no longer squatters. Then they’re simply... Neighbours.”

In the quaint suburban community of Stillwater, a mysterious shack springs up from the dust with the inhabitants nowhere to be seen.

As speculation abounds, new residents Sihle and Bonolo are recruited by their neighbourhood to be the face of a campaign to demolish the shack in this biting satire of community politics.

A Good House is a thrilling and comedic new work, from writer Amy Jephta, about a couple who discover the limits of good neighbourliness and what is required to fit in.

Directed by Nancy Medina (Trouble in Mind, National Theatre), A Good House is a co-production with Bristol Old Vic in association with The Market Theatre, Johannesburg.

A Good House was originally co-commissioned by the Royal Court Theatre with the Fugard Theatre, South Africa.

__Assisted Performances__

Chilled performance: Saturday 1st Feb 1:30pm

Captioned performance: Tuesday 2nd Feb 7:30pm (familiarization tour at 7pm)

Audio-Described performance: Saturday 8th February 1:30pm (touch tour at 12pm)

A Good House - 2025 - West End Cast

Sifiso Mazibuko

Scott Sparrow

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR A Good House

Review: A Good House (Royal Court / Bristol Old Vic)

From: All That Dazzles By: Daz Gale Date: 2025-01-21

8 / 10

At one hour 40 minutes with no interval, A Good House speeds by. Though a comedic play on the surface, this is far more serious than that with the comedy a way of highlighting these issues and microaggressions. Uncomfortable to watch at times but always captivating, this is an exceptionally written piece brought to life by a consistently stunning cast. Though they’re only occupying the space at Royal Court for a short time, I would love to see this compelling show return to London for a longer stay in the near future.

A Good House, Royal Court review - provocative, but imperfect

From: The Arts Desk By: Aleks Sierz Date: 2025-01-21

6 / 10

The play’s action is more than once interrupted as lights change and Sihle and Bonolo invite us into their thoughts, subjective and a bit surreal, to comment on the attitudes of the whites. These are great moments, but they add to a general sense of incoherence, as if the play can’t decide whether it is about ideas or people. Still, there is a lot of enjoyably satirical material: we are encouraged to mock Bonolo’s pretentious admiration of her wine aerator and special cheese knife; Jess’s cake is a farcical prop; how laughter is used to defuse social tensions. Sihle occasionally talks to Bonolo in Zulu, a language she doesn’t understand.