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⭐⭐⭐⭐"With a rich ensemble and sharp direction Blessings is both a period piece and a present-day provocation" All That Dazzles
⭐⭐⭐⭐“90 minutes of engrossing theatre” North West End
Behind the polished front door of the Deacon household, tradition is crumbling, secrets are festering, and change is coming - whether they like it or not.
In a small English town in the 1960s, formidable matriarch Dorie Deacon is determined to keep her Catholic family respectable while Frank, her husband, maintains a silence that suggests he sees more than he’s ever let on. But as their children return home to celebrate their traditional family Easter, their carefully constructed image begins to crack.
From smug eldest son Martin to razor-sharp Penny, rebellious Frances to watchful youngest daughter Sally, the Deacons are anything but united. And with a new boyfriend on the scene, a family priest who knows more than he’s saying, and plenty of unspoken truths lying under the surface, the household is a pressure cooker ready to blow.
"Nostalgic, emotionally charged and thoughtful" (Theatre Weekly) Blessings is a "riveting" (Plays To See) new play with "an outstanding cast" (Spy In the Stalls) that speaks to then, now, and everything in between. Sarah Shelton’s darkly funny "compulsive and heartfelt" (AJF Loves Theatre) family drama explores faith, family, control, and the lies we tell to keep everything from falling apart.
Cast:
Gary Webster (Minder, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks) as Frank
Anna Acton (Rivals, EastEnders, Family Affairs, Casualty) as Dorie
Freddie Webster as Martin
Emily Lane (Frozen, Les Miserables, Hello Dolly) as Sally
Hannah Traylen (Boiling Point, Ridley Road, Call The Midwife) as Frances
Milly Roberts as Penny