National Theatre, LondonPersonal crises plunge order into chaos in Sam Holcroft's intelligent and superbly cast yuletide comedy directed by Marianne ElliottSam Holcroft has already made a sharp impression as a dramatist. I remember an early play of hers, Cockroach, which offered dark reflections on Darwinian evolution. But nothing prepared us for this play, which combines a hilarious Ayckbourn-style family comedy wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AM on March 25, 2015