"I try to avoid the use of superlatives when I'm writing about plays. The Inheritance is EASILY ONE OF THE BEST PLAYS I'VE EVER SEEN."

A Younger Theatre

Stop the clocks; the race is won. Here is THE PLAY OF THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR AND QUITE POSSIBLY NEXT YEAR as well. The Inheritance is A WORK OF RARE GRACE, TRUTH, AND BEAUTY and it is undoubtedly this century’s answer to Angels in America -- and then some.

Evening Standard

THIS IS GREAT THEATRE. It is literary, profound and, yes, a pitiless examination of modern culture but it is also warm, outrageous, gentle, sexy and a little soapy. It breaks your heart, oh how it breaks your heart, and more than once – but it does not leave you without hope. It is an affirmation of the power of art and the strength of the human spirit. I WAS IMMERSED, ENCHANGED AND ENRAPTURED BY ONE OF THE GREAT GLORIES OF THE MODERN STAGE.

Daily Express

I cried more than once, laughed, squirmed a little, ached for the lost souls, recognised their flaws, hoped for their salvation and accepted their fall. And, yes, cried again. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY THEATRE. THIS IS LIFE, and oh how it makes you want to live. THERE CAN BE NO HIGHER PRAISE.

Daily Express

A heartbreaker from start to finish, this rare theatrical offering is UNDOUBTEDLY THE PRODUCTION OF THE CENTURY. Watching this epic resembles binge-viewing a favourite TV show. It’s an experience that takes you through so many lows and highs, a miraculous sensation of overwhelming emotion.

BroadwayWorld

"A VAST MASTERPIECE. Beautifully acted throughout. The Inheritances is a BORN-AGAIN CLASSIC."

Variety

“See The Inheritance. It is a minor masterpiece, an experience I want to share with the people I love. The piece is sharply accurate, and hits harder than nearly everything I’ve seen in a theatre. It knocks the breath out of you.”

Exeunt Magazine

The talk of the town. The Inheritance is AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS HARROWING, AS SEARINGLY SAD AS IT IS RAMBUNCTIOUSLY FUNNY, AS INTELLECTUALLY RIGOROUS AS IT IS JOYOUSLY ACCESSIBLE, AND AS THRILLINGLY ENTERTAINING AS IT IS DEADLY SERIOUS. It is a moving, gripping meditation on the power of storytelling, family ties, the basic human need for connection, and collective responsibility. It’s as compulsive as a soap opera, or as an unputdownable book. You emerge from the theatre emotionally drained but exhilarated.

Whats On Stage

The Inheritance is A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT. The plot is GRIPPING: shimmering with excellent jokes and told at a great lick, we indubitably become wrapped up. The experience is a bit like gorging on a classy Netflix melodrama.

Time Out

A MODERN MASTERPIECE. EPIC STORYTELLING. The Inheritance is THE TICKET THAT EVERYONE WANTS. It is one of the most moving, beautifully written and staged shows that I’ve seen. It is an INVENTIVE, ENTHRALLING, FUNNY, FRESH, AND BOLD gay epic. You will be laughing, crying, and, finally, comprehending. I DEFY ANYONE NOT TO BE MOVED. IT IS HEART-WRENCHING.

Stage Review

'The Inheritance BLINDSIDES YOU. The feeling you get is a thrilling, electric combination of intoxication, emotion, immersion and excitement. It will stay with you forever. You walk out FLOATING ON AIR, with a burning desire to talk to anyone and everyone about it. This FEARLESS AND EPIC new play about acceptance and human kindness is not only necessary and urgent but a perfect example of playwriting, acting, direction and design that comes together seamlessly. I would go so far as to put it among THE GREATEST THEATREGOING EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE.'

Richard Jordan The Stage

ONE OF THE MOST MOVING PIECES OF THEATRE I HAVE SEEN in recent years. The play is touching, emotional and frequently hilarous. It is ARGUABLY THE BEST PLAY THIS YEAR!

The Phoenix Arts Club

A MASTERPIECE. The Inheritance is a heart-wrenching emotional rollercoaster. BE WARNED TO HAVE A HANKY READY.

Boyz Magazine

You will sob even as your spirits soar, an EXTRAORDINARY TRIUMPH. The Inheritance is a towering testament to love, loss and hope that will leave you in floods of tears but also exhilarated at being part of a GREAT MOMENT IN THEATRE HISTORY. DO NOT MISS IT.

Daily Express

THIS IS QUITE SOMETHING. The Inheritance teems with life: Watching it is like bingewatching a box-set. It tells multiple stories. It's a play that pierces your emotional defences, raises any number of political issues and enfolds you in its narrative.

The Guardian

AN EXTRAORDINARY, EPIC EVENT. Matthew Lopez's rhapsodic deep dive asks how to love, how to live and how to do those well.  It works brilliantly. It's captivating, and it ends with an audience quietly sobbing.

Sunday Times

'The Inheritance has become THE BREAKOUT HIT OF LONDON. It hits a playgoer in the gut - Not in some time have I heard such audible sobbing.'

The New York Times

This is that rare beast, A PASSIONATELY AUDACIOUS, ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL THEATRICAL EPIC THAT FULLY REALISES ITS BREATHTAKING AMBITIONS, filtering huge themes through the individual stories of characters we come to care very deeply about. It is also cracking entertainment. Trust me, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON AT THE DINNER TABLE A DECADE FROM NOW, WISHING YOU'D GOT TICKETS TO THE INHERITANCE WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE AT THE PARTY STILL RAVES ABOUT IT. This is the sort of exciting, engrossing theatre that makes you wonder why people bother with Netflix.

Whats On Stage

To watch The Inheritance is to pass into a realm of TOTAL ABSORBTION before arriving at a state of emotionally shattered but elated awe. The Inheritance instantly looks like A MODERN CLASSIC, perhaps THE MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN PLAY OF THE CENTURY so far.  Star ratings are almost beside the point when confronted by work of this magnitude, but HELL, YEAH, FIVE.

Dominic Cavendish The Daily Telegraph

Stephen Daldry's production is masterly, spiced with mischief and teeming with incident.  It announces an intention not simply to punch home a series of significant moments but to trace the links between them: to unravel a history, and ask what one generation has passed on to the next - and whether the legacy could have been different.

The Observer

A MUST-SEE, LANDMARK PRODUCTION WHICH WILL GO DOWN IN THEATRICAL HISTORY. It is NOTHING SHORT OF A TRIUMPH and worth every accolade that is being heaped upon it. YOU REALLY DON’T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON WHO MISSED IT. It’s truthful, emotionally honest and exquisite storytelling. It’s a play for now and it’s a play for us, the importance of which can’t be overstated. Watching this production is like going to church, it’s spiritual and often elevates you to another plane. The tears and blowing of noses in the audience is testament to the emotional power of this journey. The show is nothing but heart. It’s life affirming stuff that makes you want to go out and love, live like never before.

Attitude

Glorious. LIKE IMMERSING YOURSELF IN A GREAT NOVEL. Matthew Lopez has created characters who are flawed, fascinating, funny, self-aware and self-destructive in a way MORE LIFELIKE THAN THEATRE NORMALLY HAS THE SKILL OR THE SPACE TO MANAGE. It is a love story sturdy enough to hold all the writer’s ideas about individualism and community, and gay identity and AIDS.

The Times

A real coup d’theatre. I WAS A BLUBBERY MESS. The key to it is its sheer, aching beauty and simplicity. The production penetrates deep into the souls of its characters and, in turn, of the audience. It is UTTERLY AUTHENTIC, UNAPOLOGETIC AND PLAYFUL. By turns harrowing and healing, the cumulative effect of The Inheritance is A COURAGEOUS PIECE OF THEATRE in every sense: it celebrates human resilience and is a mark of it, too, for the cast and audience on a shared, highly emotional journey.

LondonTheatre.co.uk

Never has a play been SO WELL-RECEIVED that the slamming of chairs could be heard in quick succession as a full house anxiously rose to standing ovation in appreciation of a MASTERLY WORK OF TRAGEDY, LAUGHTER AND LEARNING.

The Upcoming

The Inheritance is a sweeping, episodic saga. It is A TRIUMPHANT, LANDMARK PRODUCTION whose influence will be felt for years to come. It is INCREDIBLY POWERFUL, HUGELY EMOTIONAL, JOYFUL, CAPTIVATING, AND HEARTBREAKING.

Stage Review