Mother and Child
Jon Fosse The Nobel Prize
Original title: Mor og barn
Publisher: Samlaget, 1996
Genre: Play
Mother and Child is the intense journey of two individuals trying to connect. Like strangers on a first date, mother and son stalk each other, confronted with a shared history they cannot ignore. The characters are two people who are related to each other but have nothing in common. The mother is floundering in the tribulations of memory, the child is wondering whether it would have been better not to be born.
Foreign rights
Poland – Agencja Dramatu i Teatru
UK – Oberon