Charly Clive, JJ Feild, Sally Phillips and Sam Swainsbury will star in Ben Ockrent’s Relics, which will have its world premiere at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre this June.
“There’s some Alphabites in the freezer. Pop the oven on. You can eat your own words.”
When four siblings reunite at their recently-deceased mother’s home with the intention of divvying up her possessions, a long-buried family secret explodes out into the open – challenging everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other.
True to form, Liv (Phillips) thinks she can bulldozer her way back to how things used to be. People-pleaser, Rob (Swainsbury), just wants everyone to get along. But Michelle (Clive)’s had enough of towing the fragile family line. And with prodigal son, Jonny (Feild), hellbent on pushing everyone’s buttons, they all look set to lose everything – their dignity included.
The world premiere of Ben Ockrent’s Relics is a darkly comic family drama about the legacies we inherit, the choices we make, and the heartbreaking compromise of growing up, directed by the award-winning Michael Longhurst.
Directed by Michael Longhurst, the creative team includes set & costume designer Joanna Scotcher, lighting designer Simisola Majekodunmi, sound designer Dan Balfour, casting director Anna Cooper and fight director Bret Yount.
A Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production, in associatino with Francesca Moody Productions and Chalk Hills, Relics will run from Thursday, June 18-Saturday, July 18, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Charly Clive (credit The Other Richard), JJ Feild, Sally Phillips and Sam Swainsbury (all images supplied)