A mother and her teenage children wait - in front of a pot of his favourite mussels - for the father's return from a business trip: what has happened? he is never late. The daughter's monologue gradually reveals the chilling reality behind the 'proper family' life the tyrannical father enforces. Now, in his inexplicable absence, they timidly begin to express themselves without fear of repercussions and . . . Is this how revolutions start? Yes, but there's much more in this wonderful dark comedy.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 74 Autumn 2014 ) |
