Spellbinding Staging of Favourite Family Saga

The Forsyte Saga Review

Swan Theatre RSC – until 10th January 2026 Reviewed by Amarjeet Singh 5***** John Galsworthy’s epic chronicle, The Forsyte Saga is about an illustrious family’s development over four decades. A monumental narrative that defines an era, Galsworthy’s tale, is brought to the RSC stage by Shaun McKenna and Lin Cochlan, under the incredible direction of Josh Roche. This stark yet captivating production concentrates on compelling characterisation as …

Spellbinding staging of favourite family saga

THE STIFLING rigidity of Victorian society reserve contrasts tellingly with the emerging female freedoms of the 1920s in a double helping of Galsworthy’s evergreen charting of the Forsyte family. And what a fine feast it provides. Brilliantly scripted, wonderfully staged and blessed with wonderful acting throughout it’s hard to know where to begin. Minimal set and rarely more than just a handful of unremarkable chairs forces the burden of engage…