Clybourne Park (NHB Modern Plays)

"Thought-provoking, squirm-inducing, riotously funny - it reminds you of why you go to the theatre.A" West End Whingers "An achingly intelligent study of middle-class hypocrisy. It's the funniest new play of the year.A" Evening Standard

1959. Russ and Bev are moving out of their desirable house in Clybourne Park. Their neighbours are alarmed because they have sold it to a black family. As the arguments rage and tensions rise, the real reason comes seeping to the surface - 50 years later, a young white couple are moving in to the same house, which has grown shabby over the years. At a meeting to discuss their planned improvements, the same but different racial resentments are once more uncovered - Clybourne Park has had audiences alternately rolling in the aisles and gasping out loud at its shocking home-truths and satirical accuracy as it puts the knife into middle-class hypocrisy. Critics lavished praise on what many are calling the funniest and sharpest play of the year.