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Overview
Synopsis
e-baby is the story of Catherine, a 45-year-old Australian expat lawyer living in London with her husband, and her relationship with Nellie, 34, the naïve married mother of two and first-time surrogate she hires in the US in a final attempt to achieve her dream of motherhood.
Together, they forge an unlikely friendship as they embark on a funny, heart-wrenching and poignant journey that challenges Catherine’s commitment to social justice and Nellie’s religious beliefs.
Featuring two iconic female characters, e-baby is a story of love and betrayal, obsession and entitlement highlighting the hitherto hidden world of surrogacy.
A story of our times, e-baby is a compassionate and feminist examination on one of the most intimate relationships that exists today. It will make you cry, laugh and think. The central question posed by the play - how far would you go to have a child? - is one that audiences emerge hotly debating.
Show Information
- Book
- Jane Cafarella
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 3
- First Produced
- 2015
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Settings
- Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- The Present
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- All-Female Cast, College/University, Community Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult Characters
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Plot
Songs
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher