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Baby Love

Short Play, Drama  /  9w, 6m

David Edgar

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Baby Love

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    9w, 6m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

In 1972 Eileen is pregnant and living on Social Security. When her premature baby dies she snatches a young baby from a shopping precinct but she is soon caught and convicted. Considered a problem all her life, the only remedy seems for her to be kept heavily sedated in prison. 

History

This powerful drama was produced at London's Soho Poly Theatre and BBC Play for Today

Performing Groups

M6 F9 may be played by M2 F3

  • Time Period 1970s
  • Setting

    Simple interior settings.

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

David Edgar

David Edgar
David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His plays include The National Interest (1971), Excuses Excuses (1972), ...
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