Hampstead theatre, LondonThe Broadway cast of Stephen Karam's award-winning play shine, but horror movie tropes detract from real-life fears Stephen Karam describes his play, which arrives from New York festooned with awards, as a "family thriller". While there is nothing wrong with a collision of genres, the attempt to combine a troubled family drama with the tropes of a schlocky horror movie creates the wrong kind of unease. It is as if Eugene O'Neill has gone into business with George A Romer...
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe Broadway cast of Stephen Karam's award-winning play shine, but horror movie tropes detract from real-life fears Stephen Karam describes his play, which arrives from New York festooned with awards, as a "family thriller". While there is nothing wrong with a collision of genres, the attempt to combine a troubled family drama with the tropes of a schlocky horror movie creates the wrong kind of unease. It is as if Eugene O'Neill has gone into business with George A Romer...
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