A quiet dinner of a young married couple is interrupted by the arrival of a man covered in blood. From that first powerful dramatic image, Kelly builds a world in which the search for truth leads ever deeper into situations where all certainties and securities of bourgeois life suddenly become questionable. The stakes are high: peace or truth, justice or crime, family or loneliness. *Family* is a prime example of contemporary dramatic writing that carries the rhythm of a thriller, the energy of the streets, and the pulse of life.

The play's author, Dennis Kelly, is considered one of the most gifted contemporary British playwrights. He writes for theater and television, and the play Orphans is the first performance of his work in Croatia (translation and dramaturgy by Mile Pavićević). Under the direction of Ivan Plazibat, the actors energetically unravel the plot, moving from initial family acceptance to ultimate rejection and disgust at an act of violence. (Dunja Vusio)