The Comeuppance review - eloquence, tension and wit in a dysfunctional reunion drama

Almeida, LondonFive American friends gather to catch up in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new play. It's a portrait of midlife malaise, but also a subtle meditation on post-Covid life A group of former high-schoolers meet, 20 years on, to reminisce and reconnect - or that's the idea, anyway. Instead they end up drinking, fighting and ruing the disappointments of their middle-aged lives. What looks like a typical American reunion drama is - finally! - a thoughtful post-pandemic play by Branden Jacobs-Je...