Mad House - London

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Poster for Mad House with actors Bill Pullman and David Harbour

One of my favourite things about London is the access to quality theatre and top talent. Tonight I chose Mad House, by the award-winning Theresa Rebeck.

Bill Pullman (Independence Day) plays a cantankerous Dad in the last throws of Emphysema who scathes bitingly at his son and carer, David Harbour (Stranger Things), as he struggles to accept his situation or is it that he just has difficulty sharing his feelings? I think it's the latter.

Mad House examines difficult topics with a sense of realism, sprinkled with a little humour easing you through the story as it touches on mental illness, sibling rivalry, greed and assisted dying. David uses the same brutish force as in Stranger Things to portray the frustration as a sensitive empath.

Even though it was close to home having been the carer for my own mother who died from Emphysema, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Stay well and have a great week.
Nina 😊

THE AUTHOR

My Curious Camera is professional portrait photographer, Nina Beilby. That's me. 😃 📷📷

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Nina

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