Birthrights (play)
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| Author | David Williamson |
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| Cover artist | Design: Kate Florance. Cover image shows: William Zappa as Danny and Jacki Weaver as Heather in the 2002 Sydney Theatre Company production of Soulmates. Photo: Tracey Schramm. |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-86819-698-5 |
Birthrights is a 2003 play by David Williamson, published by Currency Press.[1]
Plot
At twenty-nine, Helen has a vital operation that stops her from having what she desperately wants: a child. Her younger sister Claudia gives her a wonderful gift when she agrees to be a surrogate mother. But what happens when, years later, Claudia discovers that she and her husband Martin cannot conceive and that Kelly, the child she gave to her sister, is the only baby she will ever bear?[2]
First production
Birthrights was first produced by Melbourne Theatre Company at the Playhouse, Victorian Arts Centre, on 16 April 2003, with the following cast:
HELEN DEAKIN: Doris Younane
CLAUDIA MCADAM: Maria Theodorakis
MARTIN: Peter Houghton
MARK: Kevin Harrington
MARGARET: MCADAM: Deidre Rubenstein
KELLY: Asher Keddie
Director, Tom Gutteridge
Designer, Louise McCarthy
Lighting Designer, David Walters
Sound Designer, David Franzke
References
- ^ Williamson, David. "Birthrights". Currency Press. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ Review of original production, Sydney Morning Herald. 4 June 2003 accessed 1 December 2012