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Handbag or The Importance of Being Someone archive"I am my own creation and it is generally agreed that I have made a very good job of it" (Handbag). Twenty-eight years before The Importance of Being Earnest, a young woman gives birth to a baby boy. Is it an accident when Nanny places him in a handbag and her unpublished novel into the pram? In 1998, a new baby is stolen and an academic discovers an unpublished novel of more than usually revolting sentimentality. From Victorian wet nurses to 90s sperm banks, Mark Ravenhill's play examines the role of parenting in an age of diverse sexuality's, biological engineering and Tinky Winky's handbag.

Cast/Performers

Jordan Murphy, Ken Christiansen, David Fielder, Faith Flint, Celia Robertson

Creatives/Company

Author: Mark Ravenhill
Company: Actors Touring Company
Director: Nick Philippou
Design: Gideon Davey
Lighting: Simon Mills

Handbag or The Importance of Being Someone

Handbag or The Importance of Being Someone (Play) production archive for QTIX code T2109070725. Details of all Handbag or The Importance of Being Someone archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S6203

Archive Listings

16 Sep 99
  to
19 Sep 99
Watermans Arts Centre
Outer London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive
7 Sep 99
  to
11 Sep 99
Home Theatre
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Performance Details => Venue archive

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