A mother, a wife, and fifty, Hilary once protested at Greenham. Now her protests tend to focus on persuading her teenage daughter to go out fully clothed.
A frank and funny family drama questioning parental anxieties and life after fifty.
April De Angelis’ work at the Royal Court includes Wild East, Catch (a collaboration with four other female playwrights). Her credits elsewhere include Calais (Paines Plough), Country (Southwark Playhouse), Playhouse Creatures (Haymarket Theatre), A Laughing Matter (Out of Joint theatre company)and an adaptation of Wuthering Heights (Birmingham Repertory Theatre).
Nina Raine directs. Both a writer and a director, her last play Tribes at the Royal Court was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Play. She also directed Alia Bano’s Shades at the Royal Court in 2009, which went on to win Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle awards. Her other credits include Tiger Country (Hampstead Theatre), which she both wrote and directed. She also directed her debut play Rabbit,(Old Red Lion & Trafalgar Studios).
Age Guidance 14+
Running time 2hrs 30mins approx, including one interval
