An anthology of plays reflecting social issues which affect the diverse country we live in today.

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Research by Hotpoint, in 2016, found the ‘most important decisions in life are made in the kitchen’. Kitchen Sink Drama takes this notion and unpacks many social issues that affect our diverse culture.

 

Each drama takes place in the kitchen of a different household, and reveals the challenges of, for example, austerity, racism, coercive control, mid-life crisis, arranged marriage, sexuality, infidelity, ageing parents, and addiction; issues that are confronted behind closed doors in many homes across the country in the times that we live in today.

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'KITHEN SINK DRAMA - CHARLOTTE' LONG LISTED BY THE TRAVERSE THEATRE, EDINBURGH

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'Kitchen Sink Drama - Charlotte'

Sam is the son of Lydia (his birth mother) and Charlotte. It’s his 18th birthday. A family house party to celebrate the occasion is in full flow.

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All is going well until the unexpected arrival of Sam's estranged birth father, Bruce!

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Bruce comes to the house with a whole bucket load of baggage. Having recently lost his own father, he has re-evaluated all his priorities and wants to be a part of Sam’s life.

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His arrival causes Charlotte to confront many deeply buried emotions. Having fathered Sam by sperm donation with Lydia, Charlotte cut Bruce out of their lives when he refused to donate sperm for her to have a baby too – a denial that has caused Charlotte to suppress so much hurt, anger and bitterness.

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Ultimately it is a decision for Sam to make… but what choice will that be?