About the Show

Motherhood’s raw truth laid bare—fierce, funny, and brutally honest.

M is a writer, a mother, and a woman whose life is spiraling out of control. As the success of her play is overshadowed by the pressures of motherhood, she finds herself burnt out, angry, and desperate for connection while battling fear and uncertainty.

Caught between her own desires and the opinions of others, M struggles to tell her story on her terms.

Jane Upton’s Bruntwood Prize-shortlisted play is a fiercely honest and darkly funny exploration of motherhood’s raw reality, peeling back its polished surface to reveal the messy truth beneath.

Critic Reviews (6)

"explosive comedy tells the unvarnished truth about motherhood"
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"An honest and unpretentious play about struggling with creation. "
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" '(the) Woman' is a 90 minute raw, honest and unfiltered account of one woman – M – and her experience of womanhood, specifically as a writer and a mother."
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"A funny, often-stirring account of motherhood and creativity"
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"When (the) Woman stops trying to be a manifesto and just is, it’s powerful. But when it tries to be a beacon for all womankind, it buckles under the weight of its own ambition."
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"An honest and unpretentious play about struggling with creation."
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