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Children of the Wolf

  • John Peacock
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Mystery/Thriller, 1970s
  • 2M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573110702

Robin and Linda are 21-year-old twins who were given up for adoption shortly after birth. Having traced their biological mother, Helena, they lure her to an abandoned house on the pretext that she will be meeting Michael, her former lover.

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  • Full Length Play
  • Drama, Mystery/Thriller

  • Time Period: 1970s
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
Robin and Linda are 21-year-old twins who were given up for adoption shortly after birth. Having traced their biological mother, Helena, they lure her to an abandoned house on the pretext that she will be meeting Michael, her former lover. Here the twins reveal their identity to Helena, taunting her with sinister re-enactments of her past. Eventually she is forced to confess the true circumstances of her children's birth.

With echoes of the myth of Romulus and Remus, Children of the Wolf is a dark, engrossing play with an intensely shocking twist.
REVIEWS:

"A clever, intuitive, psychological thriller with more than the usual dose of social conscience."

 The Guardian

"The audience attended to this modern horror tale as if held by the Ancient Mariner's skinny hand and glittering eye."

 The Daily Telegraph

Premiere Production: Children of the Wolf was first performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1971. It opened at the Players Wills Theater on the 15 March.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 2F

  • HELENA VINCENT - 42-year-old female, Robin and Linda's mother. She is well-bred, very beautiful, and impeccably groomed. Her clothes are expensive and tasteful.
    ROBIN - 21-year-old man, Linda's twin brother, Helena's son
    LINDA - 21-year-old female, Robin's twin sister, Helena's son
    MICHAEL PLANTER - Robin and Linda's father, Helena's ex-lover
    BOY'S VOICE - offstage voice
    1st GIRL'S VOICE - offstage voice
    2nd GIRL'S VOICE - offstage voice

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    Robin and Linda are 21-year-old twins who were given up for adoption shortly after birth. Having traced their biological mother, Helena, they lure her to an abandoned house on the pretext that she will be meeting Michael, her former lover. Here the twins reveal their identity to Helena, taunting her with sinister re-enactments of her past. Eventually she is forced to confess the true circumstances of her children's birth.

    With echoes of the myth of Romulus and Remus, Children of the Wolf is a dark, engrossing play with an intensely shocking twist.

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