A large cast contemporary drama (9 Female, 7 Male) for school drama groups, youth theatres and Amateur groups (60 pages).

The text includes comprehensive background notes and suggested activities to introduce your group to the themes, the context and the underlying science explored in Born of Glass.

Synopsis
Trudi: Hello! Hello! Thank you, thank you. Welcome. I’m Trudi Ballard. Welcome, welcome to ‘Whose Baby’, the revolutionary new life show. Welcome.

In the heart of a thriving city, a young celebrity couple seek out a surrogate mother with which they hope can make their dreams of starting a family a reality; while in the suburbs a young couple await the decision of an appeal, which will allow them to create a ‘saviour sibling’ for their terminally ill son.

A single woman decides to go it alone and be a ‘solo mother’, searching for prospective sperm donors on an online dating website, and two young mothers hope to start a family without the presence of any man.

These separate stories interweave as parents, and parents-to-be, strive for their ideal offspring, and a revolutionary game show is launched on television. The prize for the lucky winners? A new-born baby.

Themes
IVF, Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), saviour babies, solo/single mothers, Same sex couples wanting children, surrogate mothers, anonymous sperm donors, the desire to have children, reality Television.

Background

Rhiannon Tise worked with the Youth Music Theatre and Scientist Professor Bernadette Model. They explored the ethics of pre-implantation diagnosis. Born of Glass was performed at the Albany Theatre, Deptford on August 19th, 2004.

Oberon Books

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