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Rutherford and Son
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 4m
Rutherford and Son
by Githa Sowerby
Rutherford & Son was
written in 1912 and is Githa Sowerby’s most celebrated play. Ahead
of it’s
time, the play challenges the role and expectations of women in the
male
dominated, industrial North of England.
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Cast Size
4w, 4m -
Subgenre
Period
Details
Summary
This is the story of a family on the brink of collapse.
- Time Period 1910s/WWI
- Setting A living-room
- Features Period Costumes
Media
"...one of the most durable plays of the last century" - The Guardian
"...a first-rate drama." - The Guardian
"If any Edwardian play has stood the test of time, this is unforgettably it." - The Guardian
"Sowerby’s play is an indictment of patriarchal, transactional, status-obsessed, class-ridden society..." - TimeOut
"a darkly passionate portrait of a feuding family, as well as a canny vision of a business at risk in an age of political and sexual upheaval..." - Evening Standard
"Sowerby excels at showing the way in which women navigate the patriarchy, the unending compromise and negotiation." - The Stage
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Githa Sowerby
Katherine Githa Sowerby was born in 1876 in Gateshead, England. Her first play, Rutherford & Son, originally performed in 1912, was an outstanding success. Credited as G.K. Sowerby, the playwright was assumed to be a man. When Sowerby's true identity was revealed, she became ...