By Arthur Miller

Director: David Thacker

Designer: Patrick Connellan

"This is brilliantly paced, meticulous piece of work, which manages to ratchet up the tension, and allows the characters room to grieve... Thacker’s production is as unfussy and uncluttered as it needs to be, and still feels dense and weighty... some of the finest playing I can recall on the Octagon stage... a wonderful revision of a classic text, and a must-see production. 5 stars"

WHAT'S ON STAGE

"An excellent cast is headed by George Irving... Margot Leicester... She gives a beautifully layered performance... Miller’s powerful work still has resonance today, as does his condemnation of those who make deceitful profit from war."

THE STAGE

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Production Information

All My Sons brings to a climax the Octagon’s exploration of Arthur Miller’s greatest plays, following A View From the Bridge, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

Joe Keller is accused, then cleared, of having supplied World War II fighter planes with defective engines, leading to the deaths of innocent pilots - a crime for which Steve, his business partner, was convicted.

One of Keller's sons, himself a pilot, is missing in action and his mother is desperately clinging to the hope that he is alive.The Keller family is thrown into turmoil by the unexpected arrival of George, Steve’s son, whose revelations unleash a sequence of events that send the play hurtling towards its devastating conclusion.

Arthur Miller’s first major play is an unbearably moving and powerful family drama, about truth and denial, integrity and corruption, and personal responsibility during the chaos of war.

This production is directed by David Thacker, who has directed many of Miller’s plays and had a close working relationship with him.

This play is presented by special arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Limited, London and Spark Productions, New York.