About the Show

A new play by Alexander Zeldin exploring family grief, guilt, and inheritance.

On the anniversary of their father’s death, two estranged sisters reunite at the family home. Their uncle seeks a new beginning, but long-buried resentments surface when one sister demands justice for past pain. Across one turbulent day, the family’s struggles with guilt, grief, and greed expose the fragile bonds that hold them together.

The Other Place is a new play written and directed by Alexander Zeldin (LOVE at Park Avenue Armory; The Confessions; Faith, Hope, and Charity), drawing inspiration from the myth of Antigone. The production features original music by Yannis Philippakis of Foals and design by Rosanna Vize, with lighting by James Farncombe and sound by Josh Anio Grigg.

Co-produced by The Shed and the National Theatre, in association with A Zeldin Company, this production continues Zeldin’s exploration of contemporary human experience through intimate ensemble storytelling.

Critic Reviews (13)

“If it weren’t for the Sophocles allegory, this 80-minute, speed-run tragedy might feel a little hasty, a little sensationalistic, a little thin.”
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“Tragedy is the defining theme of the show, no less epic for its setting in a suburban home rather than a Greek palace.”
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“The Other Place, like many other attempts to modernize the Greeks, has a hole where the ancient gods, fates and rituals should be.”
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“Instead of accumulating force, The Other Place buckles and swerves.”
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"Still, it never attains the sense of impending horror—or the emotional power—of a classical tragedy"
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"What isn't in evidence is the pity and terror that tragedy is supposed to generate. Zeldin's characters are too sketchily conceived, the family's history reduced to scattered details; one is hard-pressed to connect the dots. "
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"The Other Place feels like yet another dysfunctional family drama, albeit one blown up to semi-mystical proportions.”
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"inspired by "Antigone" but fails to have the same impact both in its lack of tension and in its build up to its conclusion"
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