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The Chalk Garden
Enid Bagnold
Born In The Gardens
by Peter Nichols
Synopsis
In a mock Tudor manor gone to seed lives 70 year old Maud and her younger son, forty five year old Mo.
She speaks more to the soundless television than to him and he plays New Orleans jazz on his drums.
An attempt to destroy this happy way of life is made on the occasion of the father's funeral by Hedley, the older son, and by Queenie, Mo's twin sister from California.
But the cloistered pair prefer to remain in what is, in effect, a shed in the garden of Heartbreak House.-2 women, 2 men
Press Reviews
"The play is at once cynical and caring, funny and poignant. It marks the return of Nichols to the top of his form."
— What's On In London
"As challenging as it is entertaining and as genuinely contemporary as this morning's milk delivery."
— London Financial Times
"A hilarious lament for a family of failures."
— London Sunday Times
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1980
Binding Paperback
Pages 60
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573110450
ISBN-10 057311045X
Born In The Gardens is a British comedy play written by Peter Nichols and published by Samuel French (1980).
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