Julie-Anne McDowell in My Name is Lucy Barton.
Multiple award-winning production My Name is Lucy Barton will be staged at the Baxter Studio from Wednesday September 18 to Saturday October 5.
Written by Elizabeth Strout and adapted by Rona Munro, My Name Is Lucy Barton is the story of a writer reckoning with the legacy of a scarred family life who is coming to terms with the cost of her childhood and the rewards of her art.
Lucy Barton wakes after an operation to discover – much to her surprise – her estranged mother at the foot of her bed. Over the course of her mother’s visit, she and Lucy seem to reconnect, but just below the surface lies the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life.
Lucy’s encounter with her mother brings into sharp focus her troubled childhood in rural Illinois and her current life in New York City. Knitting these powerful memories together, Lucy begins to come to terms with her past and her future as a writer.
The production, presented by How Now Brown Cow Productions, stars Julie-Anne McDowell and is directed by Charmaine Weir-Smith Design is by Kieran McGregor.
Tickets cost from R200 to R250 through Webtickets.