When Did You Last See My Mother?
by Christopher Hampton

When Did You Last See My Mother?

Synopsis

Drama Characters: 3male, 2female Interior Set Jimmy and Ian share a flat.

Jimmy is "straight"; and Ian is "not."

Neither are very "gay."

One night Jimmy brings a girl home.

He tries to get Ian and his friend to go out so he can have some privacy but Ian refuses.

In fact, he gets very angry, leading to a fight.

Jimmy's mother comes to visit Ian, and there ensues a mutual sexual attraction, which is consummated.

The mother tries to get Ian to go to bed with her again; but Ian tells her he only did it because she reminded him of Jimmy.

Ian hints Jimmy has a homosexual side which Jimmy is not aware of.

This upsets the mother so much she has a fight with Jimmy which upsets her so much more she has a fatal automobile accident.

In the end, Jimmy and Ian come to a deeper knowledge of themselves.

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 2 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2010
ISBN 10
0573617783
ISBN 13
9780573617782
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
72 pages
Language
English
Print
When Did You Last See My Mother? is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in 2010. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573617782 and an ISBN-10 of 0573617783.

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