The Hills of California (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

See it if Another Jez Butterworth masterpiece with gorgeous acting, direction, and an unforgettable story about mother and daughters.

Don't see it if You don't like family dramas. Read more

See it if It's an all-round excellent piece of theatre, perfect storytelling, amazing performances, sublime staging.

Don't see it if It requires a bit of thought to stick with it, and it's a little long.

See it if you want to see something unique - an emotional relationship-based drama, touching on family, faith, ethics, care of and for others

Don't see it if you don't enjoy three act plays. Trauma is hinted at, then discussed more openly. End of life care and abortion are also mentioned. Read more

See it if You are a fan of family melodramas with lots of decades-old secrets, betrayals and angst.

Don't see it if You hated August: Osage County and Long Day’s Journey into Night.

See it if Excellent writing as usual. Great humour and some nicely done song & dance routines amongst the drama. Wonderful cast and set design.

Don't see it if Don't like theatre?

See it if You like plays about family and show business. Incredible performances across the board playing authentic characters. Great storyline.

Don't see it if You don’t like long plays. This could have done with 20 minutes off the runtime, and still been able to say the same thing, in my opinion.

See it if you liked Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman-or you enjoy a good story with interesting characters, told well-but highly predictable in content

Don't see it if you want something a little less cliche in the drama arena. This is a well done play, very enjoyable - but hardly a new tale. Read more

See it if you're happy to sit in the Pinter for 3 hours. The awful legroom is mostly assuaged by the fantastic writing & captivating story

Don't see it if you don't enjoy long family, self-contained stories. Though you really should, because they're always the best.