Mothers and Fathers

Written by: Joe Musaphia
Director: Patricia Knight

Show Season: June 8 to 23

A witty and timely update of one of New Zealand´s most commercially successful plays. The original Mothers and Fathers was a huge hit in 1975. In this version the most reviled occupation may have changed from motorcycle cop to bicycle courier but the facts of life remain the same for the affluent but childless couple who want to rent a womb. It’s the perfect marriage: yuppies Bernard and Sally have everything money, background and good looks can buy, except a baby. It seems Sally is infertile. Bernard has ruled out adoption (no telling what sort of genes package you’d be getting) so, sacrificing sort of chap he is, he’s advertising for a mother to carry his child. Just another material possession really. Contract drawn up, a fee agreed, Sally acquiescent, it’s simply a matter of finding the right woman to impregnate. Oh, and one last thing: artificial insemination is too clinical, so Bernard is willing to do the hot-blooded thing.

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