Mrs Klein (2014)

Poster by Poster Designer

by Nicholas Wright

Directed by Lisa Thomas

Performances: Tue 18th – Sat 22nd November 2014, Prompt Corner

Introduction

Melanie Klein was one of the pioneers of the psychonanalysis of children. The play is set in 1933 when Mrs Klein had just received news of the death of her son in a climbing accident. Her daughter, Melitta, herself a psychoanalyst, believes that Hans' death was in fact suicide. She confronts her mother with the damage that she believed was caused to her and her brother by their mother's treatment of them as experimental subjects while they were children. A bruising encounter ensues, scarcely mediated by the presence of Paula, a refugee from Nazi Germany who is seeking analysis from Melanie Klein.

Cast

• Mrs Klein - Kait Feeney
• Paula - Caroline Doyle
• Melitta - Alison Hulett

Crew

• Assistant Director - Fiona Daffern
• Stage Manager - Jess Osorio
• Lighting Design - Gavin Parker
• Technical Operator - Steve Anstee
• Set - Cast and Steve Nash
• Props Fiona Daffern and Alan Buckman

Thanks

To: Steve Nash, Declan Doyle, the casts of Henry V, Flint Street Nativity and Nunsense, box office, bar and front of house staff, Jenny Gammon and Charlotte Benstead for extra rehearsal space.

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