Handbag

S2 Design Lab
Performance Dates
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DC-area premiere! Discover an award-winning black comedy by England’s daring, “in-yer-face” playwright. Handbag follows a pair of gay couples' convoluted plans to have a child in present-day London. A second plot—a prequel of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest—parallels the first plot until the two worlds collide. Handbag bucks the belief that parenthood is a natural instinct … and shows what can go awry when it’s not. So take a journey from 1990s sperm banks to Victorian wet nurses!

WARNING: ADULT THEMES, LANGUAGE & SEXUALITY

Production Information

Approximate Running Time
130 minutes

Cast

Performer
Role
Mauretta / Augusta
Suzanne / Constance
David / Moncrieff
Lorraine / Prism

Creative Team

Playwright
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer