Alumnus Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance Takes Stage at The Young Vic Theatre in London
Friday, March 30, 2018
Matthew Lopez attends a rehearsal for The Inheritance. Photo by Simon Annand.
The Inheritance, written by playwright and USF theatre alumnus Matthew Lopez, took the stage at The
Young Vic Theatre in London March 2 through May 19 2018.
The play, inspired by EM Forster's novel Howard's End, is a two-part play about gay men living in New York in the wake of the AIDS crisis.
The Inheritance features renowned British director Stephen Daldry and Tony award-winning actress
Vanessa Redgrave, who starred in the 1992 film adaptation of Howard's End.
Lopez earned a bachelor's degree in theatre performance from USF in 2000. His past
works include The Whipping Man, Somewhere, Reverberation, and The Legend of Georgia McBride.
In January 2019, The Inheritance won three awards at the Critics’ Circle theatre awards in the categories of best new play, best director (Stephen Daldry), and best new
actor (Kyle Soller).
Media
The Guardian - Matthew Lopez's gay New York epic The Inheritance – in pictures
Evening Standard - Vanessa Redgrave to star in The Inheritance at the Young Vic
Young Vic Blog - 'Witty, outrageous and deeply moving' | The Inheritance Reviews
Young Vic – The Inheritance