The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman 22 - 29 January 2011
Compelling Drama. Two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie, have worked hard to build a girls’ boarding school in a refurbished farmhouse. They run and teach at the school with the somewhat unwelcome help of Lily Mortar, Martha’s aunt. This taut drama reveals the terrible consequences of one pupil’s mischievousness, disobedience and lies. With the community’s willingness to believe and spread malicious gossip, three innocent lives are destroyed. Lillian Hellman’s genius cannot fail to spellbind audiences...
