Stranger Things star David Harbour shines alongside Bill Pullman in Mad House – review
The latest big-name show to open at London’s Ambassadors Theatre, Mad House, is a new play written by Theresa Rebeck. It features David Harbour – best known for the role of Hopper in hit TV series Stranger Things – starring opposite veteran film and theatre performer Bill Pullman.
It’s a dark comedy, exploring themes of death and mental health, and spends most of its time presenting the audience with a dysfunctional family at war with one another.
Bill Pullman plays the role of cantankerous patriarch Daniel, who is suffering from advanced emphysema – he spends much of the show confined to his chair or his bed, but he’s not going down without a fight.
David Harbour plays his son Michael, who has returned home to look after his dying father. We’re also introduced to Michael’s two siblings, Ned (Stephen Wight) and Pam (Sinead Mathews), who pop up with all the warmth of a pair of vultures, circling, waiting for their share of inheritance.
