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| Author | David Williamson |
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| Cover artist | Design: Kate Florance. Cover image shows: William Zappa as Danny and Jacki Weaver as Heather in the 2002 Sydney Theatre Company production of Soulmates. Photo: Tracey Schramm. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-86819-698-5 |
Birthrights is a 2003 play by David Williamson, published by Currency Press. [1]
At twenty-nine, Helen has a vital operation that stops her from having what she desperately wants: a child. Her younger sister Claudia gives her a wonderful gift when she agrees to be a surrogate mother. But what happens when, years later, Claudia discovers that she and her husband Martin cannot conceive and that Kelly, the child she gave to her sister, is the only baby she will ever bear? [2]
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HELEN DEAKIN: Doris Younane
CLAUDIA MCADAM: Maria Theodorakis
MARTIN: Peter Houghton
MARK: Kevin Harrington
MARGARET: MCADAM: Deidre Rubenstein
KELLY: Asher Keddie
Director, Tom Gutteridge
Designer, Louise McCarthy
Lighting Designer, David Walters
Sound Designer, David Franzke
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