My Mother Said I Never Should

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I dont know if youll ever love me as much as I love you, but one day youll understand why Ive done this to you. Doris, born illegitimate in 1900, exchanges her budding teaching career for marriage and motherhood. When the war is over, her daughter Margaret marries an American and has Jackie, who becomes an archetypal 60s rebel. When Jackie cant face being a single mother, it is decided that baby Rosie will be brought up as Margarets own. Thats the plan anyway . . . Charlotte Keatleys award-winning play is a moving exploration of the relationships between mothers and daughters, and the consequences of breaking the most sacred taboo of motherhood. My Mother Said I Never Should is about the choices we make which determine the course of our lives and how it is never too late to change. This edition was published to coincide with the revival of the play at the St James Theatre, London, in 2016, starring Maureen Lipman and Katie Brayben.

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This is a landmark play. The theatrical equivalent of breaking the four-minute mile. -- Lyn Gardner * Guardian *
The play . . . shows how many generations it takes to learn how to love -- John Peters * Sunday Times *
In its revelation of mother-daughter emotions over the years, the play is without rivals. It is a classic. * The Times *

Author Bio

Charlotte Keatley is best known for her play My Mother Said I Never Should, which has been named by the National Theatre as one of The Significant Plays of the Twentieth Century. More recently, Charlotte Keatley's play Our Father premiered at the Watford Palace Theatre. She has written for radio, television and film, and has won the George Devine Award, Manchester Evening News Best New Play Award, a Time Out Award, and was nominated for an Olivier Award as Most Promising Newcomer.