Harold Pinter’s most shocking comedy, The Homecoming, comes to Liverpool next month, in a new production by PurpleCoat at the Lantern Theatre. This black-comedy by one of Britain’s most revered writers tells the story of Teddy, a well-to-do Professor, who brings his wife back to his family home in East London. There a patriarchal and abusive father, a brother who is a part time pimp, and the ghost of his dead mother join together to make one of the most shocking and unforgettable plays of the 20^th century.