National Theatre Live: The Other Place

Two sisters reunite on the anniversary of the death of their father. Their uncle has remodelled their family home, in an attempt at a fresh start. But one sister’s sudden reappearance threatens to shatter this fragile idyll as she demands justice for the pain she carries.Amid the debris and the new extension, guilt, grief and greed battle it out in the family’s competing dreams of their future. When we are faced with the suffering of others, even those closest to us, can we look away?

Cast

Emma D'Arcy

as Annie

Alison Oliver

as Issy

Tobias Menzies

as Chris

Nina Sosanya

as Erica

Lee Braithwaite

as Leni

Jerry Killick

as Terry

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