That Face review – stunning revival will tear right through you
Revelatory performances fill this devastating production of Polly Stenham’s play about a family ripped apart by addiction and loneliness
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Revelatory performances fill this devastating production of Polly Stenham’s play about a family ripped apart by addiction and loneliness
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It is hard to believe that Polly Stenham was not even 20 when she wrote this This Face; a dark and unnerving examination of parent-child relationships where teenagers try to parent immature and utterly self-indulgent parents. After debuting at the Royal Court in 2007, the play went on to win three major awards and is now belatedly revived in an excoriating version, directed by Josh Seymour.
Polly Stenham’s early play is revived in Richmond
Not all the narrative strands come together by curtain call, which leaves questions remaining about what happens next.