Mark Huckett News Today

In 1972, Caryl Churchill’s first professionally staged work Owners caused quite the stir when it opened. Part farcical comedy, part biting critique of the housing crisis, her play now returns from Artistic Director Stella Powell-Jones.

As one would expect at Jermyn Street Theatre, acting, direction, design, lighting (Chuma Emembolu), and sound (Sasha Howe and Max Pappenheim) are of a very high standard.

Often outrageously funny, Churchill’s play grimly reveals the costs and risks involved in private renting

This play makes no claims of radicalizing the stage, it knows what it is doing and executes it well.