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Three people are in a room: a seated older man with a white beard wearing a red shirt, a woman in an orange sweater looking towards the camera, and a younger man in a green shirt holding a smartphone, appearing to speak. A piano is in the background.
Jared Harris, Lisa Diveney, Joe Cole - The Homecoming rehearsals

Rehearsal images released for Harold Pinter’s powerful masterpiece

THE HOMECOMING: The Young Vic Theatre, 27 November – 27 January 2024

Rehearsal images are released today for the highly anticipated revival of Harold Pinter’s powerful masterpiece The Homecoming, thrillingly re-explored by Olivier-nominated director Matthew Dunster. It runs at the Young Vic Theatre from 27 November to 27 January 2024, with opening night for press on 5 December. Tickets are available at www.youngvic.org 

The production stars BAFTA Leading Actor award winner Jared Harris (Chernobyl, Mad Men, The Crown, Foundation) as Max, Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders, The Ipcress File, Black Mirror) as Lenny, Lisa Diveney (Call the Midwife, The Seagull) as Ruth, Robert Emms (Chernobyl, The Reckoning) as Teddy, David Angland (The Pillowman, Doctor Faustus) as Joey, and Nicolas Tennant (The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Duchess of Malfi) as Sam. 

Max. Sam. Lenny. Joey. Teddy.  
And Ruth.

In a small house in East London lives a family of butchers and boxers. When academic son Teddy returns home from America, with a wife his family have never met, a strange power struggle between man, wife and in-laws ensues.  

The Homecoming:  27 November to 27 January 2024

  • Sensory Adapted Performance: Sat 6 January, 7.30pm
  • Captioned Performances: Tue 9 January & 25 January
  • Audio Described Performances: Fri 12 January & Thu 18 January
  • Relaxed Performances: Fri 19 January & Sat 20 January, 2.30pm
  • BSL Performance:  Fri 26 January 

Further Information:  Homepage | Young Vic