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  • Venue Harold Pinter Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 15 June 2024
  • Running time 3 hours (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 16+

Following their multi-award-winning triumph with The Ferryman, writer Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) and director Sam Mendes (The Motive and the Cue, The Lehman Trilogy), reunite for the West End premiere of The Hills of California.

The latest work from acclaimed playwright Jez Butterworth, The Hills of California is a generational drama that rifles through decades of one family’s past, set in Blackpool during the long hot summer of 1976.

The Hills of California stars Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman, The Nevers, Outlander), Leanne Best (Sweat, Ripper Street, Line of Duty), Ophelia Lovibond (Minx, W1A, The Effect) and Helena Wilson (Vogue World, Jack Absolute Flies Again, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern).

The Hills of California is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from 27 January to 15 June 2024.

This house. It’s called ‘Sea View’.  It’s just I’ve looked out of every window, and you can’t. You can’t see the sea.

Blackpool, 1976. The driest summer in 200 years. The beaches are packed. The hotels are heaving. In the sweltering backstreets, far from the choc ices and donkey rides, the Webb Sisters are returning to their mother’s run-down guest house, as she lies dying upstairs.

 

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Laura Donnelly
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Who is in the cast of The Hills of California?

Laura Donnelly, Leanne Best, Ophelia Lovibond, and Helena Wilson as the Webb family.

Also, Bryan Dick, Shaun Dooley, Corey Johnson, Richard Lumsden, Natasha Magigi, Nancy Allsop, Sophia Ally, Alfie Jackson, Lara McDonnell, Lucy Moran and Nicola Turner.

Who are the creative team of The Hills of California?

The creative team for The Hills of California includes Writer: Jez Butterworth, Director: Sam Mendes, Designer: Rob Howell, Lighting Designer: Natasha Chivers, Sound Designer, Composer and Arranger: Nick Powell, Choreographer: Ellen Kane, Musical Supervisor and Arranger: Candida Caldicot, Casting Director: Amy Ball, Young Person’s Casting Director: Verity Naughton and Associate Director: Zoé Ford Burnett.

Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions.

Important Notes

Access performances:

Audio Described Performance: Saturday 11 May at 2pm; Captioned Performance – Tuesday 23 April 7pm; BSL Interpreted Performance – Thursday 16 May 7pm

Venue Information

Harold Pinter Theatre , 6 Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN

Nearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly line, Bakerloo line)

Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176, 453

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Critics' reviews of The Hills of California

★★★★★ "A magnificent new play... the play crackles with terrific, sharp humour" - Financial Times

★★★★★ "Devastatingly moving, bitterly funny, tender, cruel and wise" - The Stage

★★★★ "Laura Donnelly shines in Jez Butterworth’s bold MeToo drama" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "The performances are uniformly tremendous... What makes the show, though, is Donnelly" - TimeOut

★★★★ "The West End is infinitely the richer for its presence" - i News

Also see: The Hills of California Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hills of California is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London
The running time of The Hills of California is 3 hours (including interval)
The age recommendations for The Hills of California are: 16+
Yes, The Hills of California has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
No, sorry, The Hills of California has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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