The
Inheritance
The Winner of more Best New Play Awards than any other play in West End history. THE INHERITANCE brilliantly re-envisions E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End to 21st-century New York. Chance meetings lead to surprising choices as the lives of three generations of gay men interlink and collide—with explosive results.
CONCEPT
THE INHERITANCE is presented as two plays. The key art posed a difficult question. How do you make one single image represent a two-part play that encapsulates so much life? I wanted to create an icon that could supersede any cast or any production of the piece.
Heal or burn: a common theme throughout the play. The cherry blossom depicted here represents the balance of beauty and destruction. The flower is meant to appear as though it is blooming among chaos.
The flame is shining a light on a canvas of queer life through many decades. THE INHERITANCE asks how much we owe those who lived and loved before us, questions the role we must play for future generations, and dares us to fearlessly hold on to the wild ride called life.
