The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
6 Apr – 18 May 2024

Almeida Theatre

The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

I guess this is just that age. 
The Age of Shit Showing Up. 
The Age of Bad Choices Seeking Their Consequences. 
 
Autumn 2022. A group of friends gather hours before their high school reunion. 
 
20 years have passed since graduation: some have had children; some have moved to the other side of the world; some have been to war. 
 
But there’s another presence in their midst. And as they catch-up and reminisce, it only takes a scratch for the scars of those school days to surface. 
 
Eric Ting (The Comeuppance US premiere; Between Two Knees) directs the UK premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon; Appropriate) bitingly comic, strikingly timely satire, which asks if we can ever break free from the people we used to be. 
 
Full cast includes Yolanda Kettle (Patriots; The Crown), Ferdinand Kingsley (Silo; Reacher), Tamara Lawrance (The Silent Twins; King Charles III), Katie Leung (Harry Potter; White Pearl) and Anthony Welsh (The Flatshare; Sucker Punch). 
 
“One of this country’s most original and illuminating writers” The New York Times on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
 
  • Talkback
    After Mon 22 Apr performance
    A post-show talk with members of the company. Free to same-day ticket holders.
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    Thu 9 May 7.30pm
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