Man and Boy tickets

Journey back to New York City in the 1930’s, as jazz spills out of clubs, Broadway dazzles, and the Great Depression tightens its grip on the public. Director Anthony Lau (The Crucible) revives Terence Rattigan’s classic, Man and Boy. Book Man and Boy tickets on London Theatre.

Financier Gregor Antonescu has spent his entire professional career achieving great success, until an absolute disaster of a deal shakes the very ground beneath him. With his entire world crumbling to pieces, Gregor runs to the only place he can think of to hide. The apartment of his estranged son, Basil.

What began as a desperate attempt to seek shelter becomes a strong-arming attempt to gain control. Gregor is desperately trying to salvage his reputation while Basil’s home turns into a familial pressure cooker, forcing long-held resentment to boil to the surface. Secrets will spill, and power continues to shift as the relationship between this father and son is forced to its breaking point.

Man and Boy is a play that first premiered in 1963, and is one of Rattigan’s darker, lesser-known plays. It’s a gripping display of the harsh reality of ruthless ambition and the emotional damage that comes with unchecked greed. It’s an intimate family drama as well as a sharp look at what can happen when your image becomes more important than your loved ones.

Director Anthony Lau makes his National Theatre debut with this deeply contemporary yet poignant take on Rattigan’s story, highlighting how the heart of this tale still resonates with us today.

Man and Boy in London boasts an incredible cast, including Ben Daniels (The Normal Heart), Laurie Kynaston (Long Day’s Journey into Night), Phoebe Campbell, Nick Fletcher, Isabella Laughland, Malcolm Sinclair, and Leo Wan.

This brilliant reimagining is a night at the theatre that audiences will not soon forget, as it asks the question: what matters to us most in life?