Adult Supervision

Sarah Rutherford author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:10th Aug '13

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Adult Supervision cover

The story of four middle-age mothers on a night away from their kids, as they get together to watch the 2008 US election. A new play on race and political correctness by Sarah Rutherford premiering at the Park Theatre.'I keep trying to find something a bit exotic in my family tree. Best I could do was a great-grandma who looks a bit tanned in the old photos.' US election night 2008. A smart inner-London 'village'. For white ex-lawyer Natasha, adoptive mother to two Ethiopian children, tonight is the ideal opportunity to get to know the small handful of other 'mothers of children of colour' at their smart private school. But as the Obamatinis start to flow, the middle-class veneer begins to crack and Natasha's carefully planned social occasion quickly unravels. Lifting the lid on a stew of racial tensions and social embarrassments, this is a hilarious, provocative and brilliantly insightful look at the new 'Beige Britain'.

A cracking new play … A splendidly funny and often downright raucous comedy – a kind of Abigail’s Party for the metropolitan, multicultural 21st century. … Fascinating and frank about racial attitudes and prejudice while also being outrageously funny… A provocative and entertaining evening * Telegraph *
A sparky, modern, well-acted, highly watchable show … Rutherford is a fresh voice * Daily Mail *
Fiercely funny stuff * Time Out *

ISBN: 9781783190591

Dimensions: 210mm x 130mm x 5mm

Weight: 100g

88 pages