The Show 'The perfect play for our age of disagreement.
' New York TimesEvery child is welcomed at the progressive Eureka Day school in Berkeley, California – it's a point of pride for the parents on the Executive Committee.
But when a public health scare erupts, it turns out tolerance and togetherness are no match for mumps…'If consensus was easy, everyone would do it.
'In Jonathan Spector's timely and hysterical comedy, polite debate descends into ideological warfare, as a democratic utopia tears itself apart.
Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets, The Sessions, Mad About You) stars alongside Kirsten Foster (Life of Pi, West End), Mark McKinney (Superstore), Ben Schnetzer (Pride) and Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us), directed by Katy Rudd (Camp Siegfried, The Ocean at the End of the Lane).
A co-production with Sonia Friedman ProductionsImportant COVID informationTo keep everyone safe, we strongly recommend wearing a mask while inside The Old Vic, and only taking it off when eating or drinking.
We strongly recommend that all audience members take a lateral flow test within 48 hours of your visit.
If you receive a positive result, we ask that you please exchange your tickets for another performance.
We strongly recommend that everyone sanitises their hands before entering the building – sensor-operated hand sanitising stations will be positioned at the entrance and throughout the building.
Theatre details
The Old Vic
The Old Vic 103 The Cut London SE1 8NB
Directions: (7mins) Take Mepham Street (100 metres) down to Waterloo Road. Turn right on Waterloo Road, but keep left as the theatre is 100 metres further along on the opposite corner.
Tube: Southwark station is 4 minute walk (345 metres)
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