In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family
of men: Max, the aging but still aggressive patriarch; his younger,
ineffectual brother Sam; and two of Max's three sons, neither of whom is
married -- Lenny, a small-time pimp, and Joey, who dreams of success as
a boxer. Into this sinister abode comes the eldest son, Teddy, who,
having spent the past six years teaching philosophy in America, is now
bringinghis wife, Ruth, home to visit the family she has never met. As
the play progresses, the younger brothers make increasingly outrageous
passes at their sister-in-law until they are practically making love to
her in front of her stunned but strangely aloof husband.