Synopsis
After Electra
$12.99 Published by Faber & Faber
2 Male 5 Female
"I blame the books they learned to read with. Daddy at the office. Mummy looking out of the window while she's washing up. I should have burnt them
It's Virgie's eighty-fourth birthday and she is bucking convention
But - always more committed as an artist than a mother - Virgie has not reckoned on her family and friends' determination to thwart her plans
Will her loved ones consent to her last wish, or could the secrets of their past stand in the way?
A deeply moving and blisteringly witty black comedy that re-imagines the meaning of family and explores how the choices we make can change our lives forever
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, in April 2015 before transferring to the Tricycle Theatre, London