Brand new British musical The Good Enough Mums Club will have its World Premiere at the MAC, Birmingham from Thursday 23 – Friday 24 May 2013 prior to a London run and UK Tour. Tickets on sale now.
The Good Enough Mums Club – Photo Credit Darren Bell
Many of the cast and creative team for The Good Enough Mums Club are local to Birmingham. Music is by Worcestershire-based and recently married composers Chris Passey and Amy Carroll, with choreography by rising star Drew McOnie who grew up in Aldridge and trained at Walsall Academy of Dance. The cast also features Birmingham-born actress Jade Samuels.
A hysterical, heartbreaking and honest new musical, The Good Enough Mums Club toddles through the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of five women who are thrown together by motherhood. With enough wet wipes on hand to mop away the tears and clean away the snotty laughter, they overcome their isolation, loneliness, judgment and desire for perfection to discover that they are stronger as a group than as individuals and that sometimes, being good enough, is best. From peeing on sticks to drooping tits, The Good Enough Mums Club shares the love and dispels the myths of motherhood.
The Good Enough Mums Club is conceived, produced, directed and performed by mothers who have all returned to work in the arts after having children. Its creators Emily Beecher and Sally Samad, both of whom swapped careers as actresses and producers for new lives as mums, are committed to helping women to return to work in the arts after having children: “In creating this musical we wanted to share our experiences of motherhood and support working mothers. It is our desire not only to continue to work in the arts and to enable others to do so, but also to communicate the message of hope and acceptance we have found, born out of some of the darkest experiences of early motherhood. We rehearse during family-friendly hours and contribute to childcare costs, and are thrilled that the show is brought to life by a cast all of whom are working mums.”
The cast features Emily Beecher as ‘Aimee’, Sally Samad as ‘Jenn’, Lucy Russell as ‘Pam’, Megan Whelan as ‘Esme’, and Jade Samuels as ‘Flo’:
THURSDAY 23 – FRIDAY 24 MAY 2013
MAC, BIRMINGHAM
Box Office: 0121 446 3232 | www.macarts.co.uk
Tickets: £9.50
Performance times: 2.00pm and 7.30pm
ON SALE NOW