All Audience Reviews of The Hills Of California

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David Jones

Not Jerusalem good but still excellent. Well drawn characters snd a great gut punch revealRead more →

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Lusia Zielniewicz

The best play I’ve ever seenRead more →

OX2 Reviews

Really torn on this one. Acts 1 and 2 were wonderful - light-hearted and jovial at times but dark and sincere at others, with excellent acting from the lead casts. The third act falls away into melodrama in both acting and plotline. Felt really let down by the play’s resolution. Overall though, a good night, and worth seeing.Read more →

enrico vlaic

The Webb sisters reunite in the family owned guesthouse in Blackpool in 1976 as their mother is dying. Flashbacks to the 50s explore the identities of the women. The first 2 acts revolve around the absence of Joan, one of the sisters, who moved to California and never came back. The relationship between the sisters is consumed by secrets and feelings they always kept to themselves regarding Joan's departure. If the play ended here I would have given it 5 stars. The 3rd act changes all. With the arrival of Joan we discover what really happened and who she really is. Great acting, not so great script.Read more →

Xuan Qin

The beginning is a bit hard to understand. But when comes back to the old days. It was interesting! Good play that shows relation between sisters and mother.Read more →

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Mark Winn

Brilliantly funny. Yet chilling at times A must seeRead more →

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David Roy

Set in a Blackpool downmarket B & B, this deeply personal family saga play is set in the 50’s and the 70’s. It involves mainly the dying mother, the daughters and occasional men who are mainly cyphers or predators. The play will seem over long to many although it is difficult to identify what could be significantly trimmed, but apart from the drama of the big deathbed family row there is little intensity, and it burbles along to a fairly satisfying but not terribly moving conclusion. All the roles are very well taken and the young daughters are a delight. I enjoyed it but did not love it.Read more →

Edward Daffarn

Enjoyed but not blown awayRead more →

Stella Pullar-Strecker

Very witty and stylish family drama. Enjoyed the first half more than the second which dragged on a bit.Read more →

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Mikki Burrell

Outstanding writing and performance. A poignant and thought provoking play.Read more →

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Bilkisu Zhang

Textbook drama, bold, precise, well-thought-through, directed and acted with wonderful skills. A play in a very specific time and location setting but dealing with so many universal problems at the same time. Heartbreaking and breathtaking.Read more →

Olivier Grau

Really good play, first half a little slow, picked up nicely in the second halfRead more →

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