Ottawa in the 1920's, pre-legalized birth control. A young working-class girl, falls in love with and marries a stable-hand. After 2 difficult childbirths, doctors tell her that she shouldn't have any more children, but don't tell her how to prevent pregnancy. When she inevitably becomes pregnant again, they face a grim dilemma.
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2015, Neptune Theatre, Halifax.
2019
Playwrights Canada Press
9781770919860
Realistic
Sparking a series of further revelations, the sudden reappearance of David exposes suppressed emotions and desires in everyone and the family must renegotiate their relationships with each other and, ultimately, redefine their family. In sharp, non-stop dialogue, Brad Fraser brings each of his characters to life with a depth, humour, and emotion that tears open the nuclear family and finds the heart that is often lost and forgotten.
Realistic
Bunny Best has met her unfortunate end after a mishap at a Gay Days parade. Now her two sons, Kyle and Hamilton, have the task of arranging her funeral and caring for her most beloved companion, a troublesome Italian greyhound named Enzo. In the bustle of obituary-writing, eulogy-giving, and dog-sitting, sibling rivalry quickly reaches its peak and years of buried contentions surface.
