A Small Family Business

…Olivier Theatre, the National

‘A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn (Bedroom Farce, A Chorus of Disapproval). A Small Family Business returns to the National Theatre for the first time since its celebrated premiere in 1987, when it won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.

Jack McCracken: a man of principle in a corrupt world. But not for long. Moments after taking over his father-in-law’s business he’s approached by a private detective armed with some compromising information. Jack’s integrity fades away as he discovers his extended family to be thieves and adulterers, looting the business from their suburban homes. Rampant self-interest takes over and comic hysteria builds to a macabre climax.’ National Theatre

An entertaining play best summed up by Charles Spencer in The Telegraph.

It runs until 27th August.

This performance was shown in 1,100 cinemas in over 40 countries - a 'record number' including Chile, Kazakhstan and Peru for the first time - as part of the National Theatre Live series. We had the bonus of a short introductory film with the thoughts of the writer and actors and a live interview with the director Adam Penford in the interval.