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The Hills of California

Co-commissioned by Neal Street and Sonia Friedman Productions, The Hills of California, reunites Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes once again following their multi-award-winning theatre triumph, The Ferryman.

After a successful, sell-out West End run in early 2024, the show transferred to Broadway at the end of 2024 where it performed an extended season to huge critical acclaim including being awarded the New York Times' Critics Pick.

“What is a song? A song is a dream... a place to be. Somewhere you can live. And in that place, there are no walls. No boundaries. No locks. No keys. You can go anywhere...”

In the sweltering heat of a 1970s summer, the Webb sisters return to their childhood home in Blackpool, an English seaside town, where their mother Veronica lies dying upstairs. Gloria and Ruby now have families of their own. Jill never left. And Joan? No one’s heard from her in twenty years… but Jill insists that their mother’s favorite won’t let them down this time.

A co-production between Neal Street and Sonia Friedman Productions.

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Nominated for 2 Olivier Awards, 7 Tony Awards, 6 Outer Critics Circle Award and 2 Drama Desk Awards

Photography:  
Mark Douet

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Key Cast & Creatives

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Key Creatives:
Written by Jez Butterworth
Directed by Sam Mendes
Design by Rob Howell
Lighting Design by Natasha Chivers
Sound Design, Composing and Arrangement by Nick Powell
Choreography by Ellen Kane
Musical Supervision and Arrangement by Candida Caldicot
Casting by Amy Ball
Young Person’s Casting by Verity Naughton
Associate director is Zoé Ford Burnett

West End Cast:
Laura Donnelly
Leanne Best
Ophelia Lovibond
Helena Wilson
Bryan Dick
Shaun Dooley
Corey Johnson
Richard Lumsden
Natasha Magigi
Nancy Allsop
Sophia Ally
Alfie Jackson
Lara McDonnell
Lucy Moran
Nicola Turner

Broadway Cast:
Laura Donnelly
Leanne Best
Ophelia Lovibond
Helena Wilson
Nancy Allsop
Sophia Ally
Lara McDonnell
Nicola Turner
Bryan Dick
Richard Short
David Wilson Barnes
Richard Lumsden
Ta'Rea Campbell

Productions

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Harold Pinter Theatre, London.
27 January - 15 June 2024

Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway.
11 September - 22 December 2024

Reviews

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"A relentlessly entertaining new play"

The New York Times

"I never wanted this riveting show to end"

Chicago Tribune

"Sam Mendes and Jez Butterworth Deliver a Dream of a Broadway Drama"

Variety

"Jez Butterworth delivers another modern classic"

The Wrap