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Be My Baby Amanda Whittington

Be My Baby By Amanda Whittington

Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington


£9.70
Condition - Very Good
6 in stock

Summary

Set in a Mother and Baby Home in 1964 in the north of England and peppered with songs from the period, this play follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. Mary has to cope with the growing realisation that she will have to give the baby up for adoption.

Be My Baby Summary

Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington

Revised edition of this 'intensely touching' play to coincide with nation-wide tour; Set in a Mother and Baby Home in 1964 in the north of England and peppered with songs from the period, Be My Baby follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. Forcibly sent to the home by a mother intent on keeping up appearances, Mary has to cope with the dawning realisation that she will have to give the baby up for adoption whether she likes it or not. First staged to unanimous acclaim and full houses at the prestigious Soho Theatre in 1998 with Eleanor Bron and Diana Quick and again in 2000, Be My Baby embarks on a nationwide tour in autumn 2002

Be My Baby Reviews

'You don't have to be young, female or unmarried to find it intensely touching' The Times.

About Amanda Whittington

Amanda Whittington lives and works in Nottingham, where many of her plays have been set, notably Players Angels about the women workers at the Players Cigarette factory in the fifties - to be revived in late 2002 as Wills Waifs by Bristol theatre company, Show of Strength

Additional information

GOR001170951
9781854597236
185459723X
Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
2002-09-27
64
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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