The Last of the Haussmans

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Author: Stephen Beresford ISBN: 9781780011561
Publisher: Nick Hern Books Publication: November 8, 2012
Imprint: Nick Hern Books Language: English
Author: Stephen Beresford
ISBN: 9781780011561
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication: November 8, 2012
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Language: English

A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip - The Last of the Haussmans is a play examining the fate of the revolutionary generation. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.

Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.

After an operation, she's joined by her wayward offspring, her sharp-eyed granddaughter, a local doctor and a troubled teenager who makes use of the family's crumbling swimming pool. Over a few sweltering months they alternately cling to and flee a chaotic world of all-day drinking, infatuations, long-held resentments, free love and failure.

'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' Observer

'Beresford's drama is frequently a hoot... you can't not enjoy' Metro

'Beresford's debut is thoughtful and fresh, delighting in the savagery of a dysfunctional family... deliciously comical... drips with smart lines' Evening Standard

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A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip - The Last of the Haussmans is a play examining the fate of the revolutionary generation. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.

Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.

After an operation, she's joined by her wayward offspring, her sharp-eyed granddaughter, a local doctor and a troubled teenager who makes use of the family's crumbling swimming pool. Over a few sweltering months they alternately cling to and flee a chaotic world of all-day drinking, infatuations, long-held resentments, free love and failure.

'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' Observer

'Beresford's drama is frequently a hoot... you can't not enjoy' Metro

'Beresford's debut is thoughtful and fresh, delighting in the savagery of a dysfunctional family... deliciously comical... drips with smart lines' Evening Standard

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