The Mother
by Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton
Highlights
Synopsis
Anne’s adult children are off living their own lives and her husband is busy with his career.
So where does that leave Anne, who has built her identity around creating a family and being a good mother?
On the night before her husband is set to leave on a business trip, her son comes home to sleep in his old room.
Or does he?
It’s impossible to know for certain in this riveting play about a woman whose inner life is constantly shifting.
Press Reviews
"A carefully measured study of one woman’s disintegration… [THE MOTHER] holds a magnifying glass to everyday middle-class stereotypes until they seem to splinter from sustained scrutiny."
— The New York Times
"[A] finely-structured study of inner and outer lives and the breakdown between them… Incisively wrought and quietly devastating."
— Time Out London
Characters
| Character |
|---|
The Father Pierre |
The Son Nicolas |
The Girl Élodie |
The Mother Anne |
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The Mother – Reviews, Atlantic Theater Company
Publication
The Mother is a play written by Florian Zeller and published by Dramatists Play Service.
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