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Goodnight children everywhere

by Richard Nelson · 1997

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Set against the chaotic aftermath of the Second World War, Richard Nelson's play intimately explores the emotional and sexual fragility of family relationships. Spring 1945. Evacuated five years earlier to Canada, seventeen-year-old Peter returns to London. His parents are now dead and his three sisters eagerly await his arrival.

DramaEvacuation of civiliansChildrenWorld War, 1939-1945British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)American drama (dramatic works by one author)