Location: Almeida Theatre Type of production: Play Opened: 22 October 2009

Booking until: 05 December 2009

Running time: 2 Hrs 30 Mins

Author/Playwright: Nicholas Wright

Director: Thea Sharrock



Synopsis:

London, 1934. Melanie Klein is one of the most admired, yet controversial, psycho-analysts of her time, renowned for her unique insight into the secret world of childhood.

But her relationship with her psycho-analyst daughter Melitta has been damaged almost beyond repair and an unexpected message from aboard causes a bitter confrontation. The news also poses a mystery that even Mrs. Klein, despite her genius for analysis, cannot solve. It is left to her new assistant, a young refugee from Hitler’s Berlin, to find a possible answer.

Nicholas Wright's witty and poignant study of mother - daughter relationships receives its first major UK revival at the Almeida Theatre. Mrs Klein premiered at the National Theatre in 1988 before transferring to the West End and Broadway.