Conflicted war reporter turned Yale academic, Nadia and her boyfriend Philip are visiting Oliver, his reclusive father in the Shropshire hills. Talk turns to politics, solitude, love. Their views are very different. Over a fraught 24 hours the three taunt and test each other. Passions and wits clash as they wrestle with reconciling existence in a fractured world while enjoying a rich personal life. As the dawn breaks, the night’s revelations lead each of them to painful self-examination.
David Hare’s marvellous play, written after the invasion of Iraq, is as biting and resonant now as it was then.
“a rich, intellectually gripping play ... wittily explores a generational clash and shows that political attitudes are partly determined by personal character.” The Guardian
"Compelling and ambitious, linking family conflict and sexual freedom in a complex brew of ideas." The Stage
