The Inheritance

"The most important American play of the century." <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br>Inspired by E. M. Forster's novel <i>Howards End</i>, and set in New York three decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic, <i>The Inheritance </i>wrestles with what it means to be a gay man today, exploring relationships and connections across age and social class and asking what one generation's responsibilities may be to the next.<br><br>Matthew Lopez's <i>The Inheritance </i>premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, in 2018, before transferring to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre. It premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2019.<br><br>This edition includes revisions made for the Broadway production.