The Hills of California (2024)

Jez Butterworth’s spectacular contemporary drama 'The Hills of California' turned the stage of the Broadhurst Theatre into a magnificent, emotionally massive crucible of family history in 2024, transferring directly from an explosive West End run and capturing multiple award nominations. Spanning multiple decades inside a decaying, guest-house parlor in Blackpool, England, the textually rich narrative shifts between the sweltering summer of 1976 and the mid-1950s, tracking four adult sisters who converge to mourn their dying mother while unpeeling a horrifying, long-buried secret regarding their childhood musical act. Directed with flawless precision by Sam Mendes, the production starred Laura Donnelly.