Suburban Redux

This witty satire set in England centers around a bored housewife, her presumed gay son, and supporting characters with secrets of their own Award-winning playwright Andrew Biss turns the average coming out of the closet story on its head in a hilarious and poignant script about truth, love and acceptance.Raising Cuthbert in the hope that he was homosexual, Mrs. Pennington-South is at long last forced to confront her son's deep, dark secret: his heterosexuality. Heartbroken but accepting, she soon finds solace in the company of Tristram, a shy, awkward young man more than half her age. When their friendship begins to take on more amorous overtones, Mrs. Pennington-South is plunged into a state of emotional turmoil. But when Cuthbert returns with his new female companion, the reality of having to face her son's new lifestyle sends her reeling. Nothing, however, could have prepared her for what would come next.Suburban Redux is the full-length play version of the award-winning, critically acclaimed one-act comedy Cuthbert's Last Stand. Note: This play can also be performed with a cast of 2 Male, 2 Female.Suburban Redux premiered at the Th tre Ste-Catherine in Montr al.