Counterminers Presents Mother Knows Best
Theatre should not answer questions, it should ask them. Mother Knows Best takes place in three Jewish homes: one in 1900s Russia, one in 1960s South Africa, and one in 2020s Israel. It explores how oppression is cyclical, how domesticity hides the horrors of the world outside your front door. In each timeline, a daughter argues with her mother, fighting against discrimination within their respective societies. In 1900s Russia, Jewish families face the pogroms; in 1960s South Africa, antisemitism clashes with the racism of apartheid; in 2020s Israel, the Palestinian conflict overturns the normality of life. Invisible to each other, these three stories push each other forward, echoing struggles down the generations.
Details
Writer: Alexandra Hart
Director: Josh Baumring-Gledhill
Website: https://counterminers.co.uk/
Instagram: @counterminers
Date & Time: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October @3pm
Running Time: 55mins
Content warnings: Age 12+ Trigger warnings: Violence, racism, anti-semitism, strong language
Latecomers may not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non refundable.
Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.
The Bread & Roses Theatre receives n
Venue
Venue: The Bread and Roses Theatre
Home of The Lambeth Fringe, The Bread & Roses, is an award-winning and innovative fringe pub theatre.
A 50-seat fringe venue above The Bread & Roses Pub, the theatre programs a wide-spread variety of productions for local as well as far-reaching audiences. Equality, diversity and artistic quality are at the forefront of the theatre's programming, which features in-house productions as well as many visiting companies. The theatre regularly hosts touring shows and has worked with award-winning ensembles with decades of experience but also frequently welcomes and supports emerging theatre-makers taking their first steps. The programme includes new writing, contemporary revivals, reinvented classics and occasionally also devised work, improvisational theatre, comedy events, family shows and physical theatre.
Theatre: Capacity 50, full rig, lighting desk and sound system. Projector and mics hireable.
Perfect for: Theatre, new-writing, WIP, solo shows and boundary pushing work.
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