Mother Play: a play in five evictions by Paula Vogel at Q Theatre

Mother Play: a play in five evictions by Paula Vogel at Q Theatre
Jennifer Ludlam as Phyllis. (Image: Supplied)
Dalaine Krige
Silo Theatre’s 2025 season continues with Mother Play: a play in five evictions, Paula Vogel’s intimate and devastating family drama. Directed by Sophie Roberts, the production opened on Sept 4 and runs until Sept 20 at Q Theatre.Fresh from its acclaimed 2024 Broadway run, Mother Play makes its Aotearoa debut and is headlined by theatre legend Jennifer Ludlam. Vogel, a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright best known for How I Learned to Drive and Indecent, draws on her family history. The play introduces us to the Herma...

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