Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?
2nd, 5th & 7th November 2009

Written and directed by Angie Le Mar

“A powerful play that jumps out and reaches for the heart.” 
The Spectator

Following the huge sell out success at the Hackney Empire, Angie Le Mar’s hit play, ‘Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?’ comes to the Albany Theatre. This is a fast-paced production witnessing the tensions in the relationship between a mother and a daughter coupled with the devastating consequences of peer pressure. Exploring the reality of what happens when communication goes out the window, followed by rules, morals and finally love - the play features a cast of teenage actors in a hard-hitting and topical drama.

 
Angie Le Mar’s direction of this piece breaks through the glass ceiling of British drama.

The acclaimed playwright also wrote recent sell-out productions ‘Forty’ and ‘The Brothers’, shown earlier this year on MTV Base.

In November 2009, ‘Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?’ returns to the Albany Theatre in Deptford, south-east London for a limited run in association with Lewisham Council. Lewisham Council will be hosting a series of For Daughters workshops during October in a shop on Lewisham High Street to coincide with the play.

After-show/special guest Q&A: Join us for an after-show panel discussion with special guests on Tuesday, 3 November, 2009; hosted by Angie Le Mar. Confirmed panellists include Rachel Hylton (X-Factor, 2008; Grace Ononiwu and Sarah Murray-Thompson – 15 years experience in sex and relationship education).

"Do you know where your Daughter is? offers Chekhovian realism and the jagged of in-your- face- theatre." The Stage

Starring: Sophia Sinclair, Orlessa Altass, Naomi J Lewis, Tara S.Brown, Claire Butler, Stephanie Edwin Fisher and Aaron Fontaine (Richard Blackwood show).

Angie Le Mar on writing Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is?
“There are parents who are getting on with their lives, and do not have a clue about what is going on with the younger generation. A lot of attention is paid to the boys, but not much attention is thrown upon what is happening with the girls. Our daughters are under pressure, they are being abused and are unfocused, and we are leaving them to get on with it. I believe if we can start to arm our daughters with the tools for life, if they never got it from home, then they should be able to get it from somewhere if not school. The Girls House, is for our daughters to see that we care, and we want to show you how to move on in life, to protect yourself and stay focused. Every parent should bring their daughters to the play or the House.”
 “There are lessons here to learn and teach our children and I was both proud and in awe of the young cast’s fantastic portrayal of their peers. Worth seeing – please take your daughters.”
Afridiziak Theatre News

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Notes to editors
The borough of Lewisham is launching a short-term multi-faceted campaign called Do you know where your daughter is? The aim of the campaign is to engage girls and their parents in a series of debates and workshops. This will be done in four ways:

1. The play: Do You Know Where Your Daughter Is? at the Albany Theatre in Deptford from 2-4 and 7 November, 2009.
2. The For Daughters shop-front: an eight week shop that will begin on 12 October. It will be open to females only from Wednesday to Sunday 10am – 8pm running courses, events, workshops and sessions. The décor and attraction of the shop will be decided upon by way of consultation with a group of young women and Angie Le Mar.
3. The Do you know where your daughter is? School Workshops: The play will be brought into schools in the Borough following which a discussion will take place between the students and the facilitators around the main themes in the play.
4. The comic: Do you know where your daughter is? The comic will follow the story of a girl as she navigates her way through the difficulties of a violent partner. It will be distributed to all young persons of secondary school age in the Borough and will focus on the positive support that exists for your women in similar situations.