Matthew López’ The Inheritance is an epic adaptation of EM Forster’s Howard’s End.  It’s epic in scale and scope.  It runs for two evenings; each over three hours long and it features a rich, and sometimes bewildering, cast of characters.  I was going to wait until after part 2 before writing about it but I actually think it will work better to review it in two parts.  So here is part 1 as seen on opening night (Wednesday) at the Bluma Appel Theatre.

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