Born in the Gardens
by Peter Nichols

Maud and her son Mo live in a decaying mock-Tudor house in Bristol. She chats to people on the telly, he converses with the cat and both share a penchant for bizarre cocktails, tinned food and keeping the past alive. When older son, Hedley and Mo’s twin, Queenie, return for their father’s
funeral, they try to persuade Maud and Mo that the time is ripe to escape the confines of their crumbling home
- but not everyone wants freedom when it’s offered…
Peter Nichols’s comedy was originally commissioned by Bristol Old Vic to celebrate its 200th anniversary in 1979. Gleefully observant, hilarious throughout and quintessentially
English, Born in the Gardensis set incontrovertibly in Bristol where Alfred the gorilla is a hero, Bright’s has become Dingle’s and Maud is struggling to master the Michael wave!
Stephanie Cole has previously starred in Peter Nichols’s So Long Life in addition to leading theatre roles in A Passionate Woman, Quartet, Blithe Spirit and Noises Off. Her diverse
television roles include Tenko, Keeping Mum and Waiting For God for which she won Best Actress in the British Comedy Awards.