Personal Effects: A Story of Inheritance, Grief, and Greed

Personal Effects: A Story of Inheritance, Grief, and Greed

When Serena’s estranged brother dies in Oman, condolences flow—but so does unexpected wealth. This short story explores family estrangement, performative grief, material inheritance, and the human contradictions of loss and gain.

PERSONAL VALUES review by thespyinthestalls at Hampstead

PERSONAL VALUES Hampstead Theatre ★★★ “an unflinching depiction of grief, suffering, and how family can infect” Personal Values, a new play written by Chloë Lawrence-Taylor and directed by Lucy Morrison, is an unapologetic depiction of grief and isolation through the lens of two estranged sisters. Firstly, the set design (Naomi Dawson) is fantastic. The clutter and physical chaos of a house that is so rammed with chachka it has begun to retalia…