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All My Sons
by Arthur Miller (1947)
All My Sons - the first great success of Arthur Miller's supremely influential career - is a compelling story of love, guilt and the corrupting power of greed.**Howard Davies wins the Olivier Award for Best Director**
**William Dudley wins the Olivier Award for Best Set Design**
**Ben Daniels wins the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor**
**Julie Walters wins the Olivier Award for Best Actress**
Joe Keller (James Hazeldine) is alleged to have supplied World War II fighter planes with defective engines, leading to the deaths of innocent pilots - a crime for which his business partner took the fall.
One of Keller's sons, himself a pilot, is thought to have been killed in action. But his mother (Julie Walters) can't accept his death and equally, can't accept that her dead son's fiancee (Catherine McCormack) has transferred her affections to her other son (Ben Daniels).
The confrontations that ensue lead to the uncovering of a shameful family secret...
Director Howard Davies' recent work includes Battle Royal and Flight at the National, The Iceman Cometh (Almeida, Old Vic and Broadway) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Almeida and West End).
Running time is 2 hours and 15 minutes
There is an Education Workpack for this production.
photo of Arthur Miller, 1947by Arnold Newman
Cast credits:
: Aaron Johnson
: Ben Daniels
: Beverley Longhurst
: Catherine McCormack
: Charles Edwards
: Duncan Bell
: Harriet Thorpe
: James Hazeldine
: Julie Walters
: Paul Ritter
: Rory Copus
Production credits:
Director: Howard Davies
Designer: William Dudley
Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson
Music: Dominic Muldowney
Sound Designer: Paul Groothuis
All My Sons finished on: 18 October 2000
