Yale Rep presents the American premiere of Lucinda Coxon's Happy Now?, a wise, witty, and observant new play about having it all.
A chance encounter at a hotel plays upon Kitty’s mind as she struggles
to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity and a demanding
job. Her husband is more interested in misplaced apostrophes than in
their marriage, her parents are looking down the barrel of oblivion,
and although she toys with the idea of joining a gym, Kitty’s running
out of time for big changes. Happy Now? dares to ask just that, in this painfully truthful, darkly comic take on contemporary life and how to survive it.
Happy Now? debuted at London’s National Theatre in 2008 to
rapturous reviews and ecstatic audiences: “Coxon's comedy hits nail
after nail on the head—the sense of catharsis you get when someone has
the guts to go for broke and tell it exactly as it is” (The Independent).
All Ages 
Evening performances 8p T-S.
Matinee performance 2p Wed, Nov 5 (seniors) and Saturdays.
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