About the Show

Olivier Award-nominee Michael Longhurst directs this Pulitzer Prize-winning tragicomedy.

Retired NYPD officer Walter "Pops" Washington is facing eviction from his rent-controlled apartment on Riverside Drive. Grappling with a lawsuit against the police department, Pops has to navigate strained relationships with his ex-con son, Junior, and a motley group of friends. As the specter of tragedy looms, the Pops & Junior confront issues of race, justice, and family dynamics.

Former Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse Michael Longhurst ('Next to Normal') directs this production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning tragicomedy.

Critic Reviews (8)

"overstuffed play goes for easy laughs"
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"Danny Sapani is a roaring, contradictory patriarch in this Pulitzer-winning play"
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"...a meaty watch, a pungent, spikey mix of laughs, tears and doomed defiance"
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"This is a tricksy, rigged piece of drama...It's still headily enjoyable"
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"...even the most flawed of us deserve love, freedom, family, even salvation"
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"Strong performances and jibing humour propel"
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"Guirgis’ dialogue is funny, sparky and sharp"
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"It’s a warm, intriguing play, as wise as it is outrageous, as funny as it is grim"
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