The life of a young working-class wife in 1920s Ottawa is in the spotlight in a new production at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
What a Young Wife Ought to Know, by the Halifax-based 2b theatre, is onstage at the Shadbolt from March 15 to 18 as part of the arts centre’s independent theatre series.
The play centres around the life of Sophie, the young wife in question who has a lot to learn about love, sex and birth control.
“Hannah Moscovitch’s play takes an honest look at the lives of a generation of women that gave birth to the generation that would go on to develop modern birth control,” a press release notes. “This play is both a vital examination of important women’s issues and a love story that will resonate with all audiences. Sophie’s journey through womanhood and motherhood is sometimes tragic, sometimes ridiculous and always recognizable.”
2b theatre commissioned and developed the piece in numerous workshops, including a two-week workshop that culminated in a work-in-progress showing in May 2014. They produced the world premiere of the new work in partnership with Neptune Theatre in Halifax.
Tickets for the Burnaby shows run from $15 to $38. They’re available at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or by calling 604-205-3000.
See www.shadboltcentre.com for more.
