Owners review " Caryl Churchill's 1970s housing comedy is still bleakly relevant
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonOften outrageously funny, Churchill's play grimly reveals the costs and risks involved in private renting This revival of Caryl Churchill's pungent 1972 comedy about the battle for home ownership and the perils of renting is both rare and timely. The play was first staged as house prices soared during Conservative chancellor Anthony Barber's "dash for growth", a disaster with parallels to…