Be My Baby

by Amanda Whittington

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Revised edition of this 'intensely touching' play to coincide with nation-wide tour; Set in a Mother and Baby Home in 1964 in the north of England and peppered with songs from the period, Be My Baby follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, aged 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. Forcibly sent to the home by a mother intent on keeping up appearances, Mary has to cope with the dawning realisation that she will have to give the baby up for adoption whether she likes it or not. First staged to unanimous acclaim and full houses at the prestigious Soho Theatre in 1998 with Eleanor Bron and Diana Quick and again in 2000, Be My Baby embarks on a nationwide tour in autumn 2002
  • ISBN10 185459723X
  • ISBN13 9781854597236
  • Publish Date 27 September 2002 (first published 26 May 2000)
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 5 August 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Nick Hern Books
  • Edition 2nd Revised edition
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 64
  • Language English