HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MOTHER

by Jonathan Maitland

Kings Head Theatre, London

October 23 - November 24 2024

““Brilliantly entertaining... riveting” - The Spectator
★★★★ “A beautiful and moving production that received the ovation it deserved” - Broadway World
★★★★ “A rollercoaster of laughs, shocks and outlandish behaviour” - A Youngish Perspective
★★★★ “Unfiltered, razor sharp, and relentlessly funny ... a rollercoaster of nostalgia, neuroses, and motherly quips” - Squirrp Reviews
★★★★ “A moving yet at times laugh out loud funny show ... kept me hooked throughout” - Theatre & Tonic
”Entertaining and bold ... Emma Davies is captivating” - The Arts Dispatch
”Rooted in powerful emotions ... raw and truthful” - The Stage”

Cast:

Emma Davies

Peter Clements

John Wark

Stephen Ventura

Brodie Edwards

Howard Webb

Jonathan Maitland

Creative:

Director | Oliver Dawe

Designer | Louie Whitemore

Lighting Designer | Jason Taylor

Movement Director | Jane Gibson & Oliver Dawe

Sound Designer | Josh Spear

Producer | Storckmani Productions

Photography | Charlie Flint

An unbelievably true story by Jonathan Maitland (Dead Sheep, An Audience with Jimmy Savile, The Interview).

How do you navigate a crazy, glamorous, narcissistic, scandal-loving Jewish mother whose idea of fun is to turn your 1970s family home into Britain’s first ever gay hotel?

A witty, poignant and often hilarious exploration of the complexities of mother-child relationships, this new play shines a searingly fresh light on the oldest question in the parenting book: what does it take to be 'a good mother'?