From Frances Poet's Gut to Monica Dolan's The B*easts, new plays about parenthood raise vital questions about societyWhen playwright Frances Poet ventured out alone as a child she knew her father would sometimes secretly follow her to keep her safe. He had good reason, having previously suffered the loss of a child.Now she is a mother herself, Poet understands the constant drip of parental anxiety: the desire to let …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on February 8, 2018