The big draw, which will only appeal if you have watched and loved Stranger Things on Netflix, is David Harbour who plays Michael, who was the only one available to care for his dementia ridden father, Daniel (another big draw in the shape of Bill Pullman, who was last in London for Arthur Miller’s All My Sons at the Old Vic).  In all fairness it may be that Michael had nowhere else to go on his discharge from the psychiatric facility but his two siblings, his dull hedge fund employed brother, Nedward (Stephen Wight) and his spiteful sister Pam (Sinéad Matthews) only turn up when the inheritance of the eight figure valued real estate seems in prospect.

Be warned that this black comedy would not be so enjoyable for anyone going through the obligations of dementia care for a relative, a situation where I suspect it is very hard to see the funny side of cruelty.  Michael is the victim here as his stay in the institution is continually brought up as his being “in the loony bin” by his father Daniel.  Daniel doesn’t just have dementia but also terminal cancer and emphysema.  A palliative nurse has been assigned to him from a local hospice.  She is Lillian (played by a stellar Akiya Henry) a nurse from St Vincent and the Grenadines, who is probably the most attractive character in the play.  We all hold our breath as Daniel nears close to uttering some racial epithet towards this caring and even-tempered nurse.