Under One Roof

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‘Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we’ve put it in an impossible situation.’ - Margaret Mead, anthropologist.

Adults boomeranging back to live with Mum and Dad. Garages converted into granny flats. As property prices soar, are there benefits to multigenerational living? Does sharing a microwave with your nan spark tension or foster intimacy? And what might we learn from cultures with a strong tradition of multigenerational households?

Inspired by Vassa, this Almeida Questions panel discusses shacking up with your extended family.

Almeida Questions is an eclectic programme of pre-show discussions which consider some of the questions raised by the work on our stage.