Birthrights
by David Williamson

Birthrights Book Cover
Birthrights Cover

Synopsis

Birthrights' tells the story of two sisters who compete for their child's love.

At 29 years of age, 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 and bears a child for her.

However years later when Claudia finds out that she and her husband Martin can't conceive she realises that the only baby she will ever bear is Kelly, the child she had for her sister.

(2 male, 4 female).

In 'Soulmates' David turns the tables on his own kind and applies his merciless humour to the literary world in a play about the slippery business of books, authors, their work, and the readers who love them.

When Katie Best, ex-pat Australian and Chick Lit Queen, receives an acerbic review from Danny, a Melbourne critic, she vows to take her revenge.

(4 male, 3 female).

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 7 total roles, 3 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2003
ISBN 10
0868196983
ISBN 13
9780868196985
Binding
Paperback
Edition
UK ed.
Print Length
120 pages
Place Published
Sydney
Language
English
Print
Birthrights is a Australian play written by and published by Currency Press in Sydney, 2003. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780868196985 and an ISBN-10 of 0868196983.

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