Moving play by Williamson based on the death of his mother. She's an iconic figure in his career because her unhappiness manifested itself in such anger at Williamson's father that young Dave absorbed all the conflict... and developed a jaundiced view of women which manifests itself in his writing. She pops up as a character in What If You Died Tomorrow? but Williamson didn't often deal with the Greatest Generation - a shame, because he "got" them.
The plot of this involves mum dying, dad is dead, and the Williamson surrogate (a successful commercials director living in France) flashes back to his life growing up with his parents, and deals with his tricky relationship with his parents. It's very moving and powerful. The talk of social issues and the Way Australia Is and talk about private school fees and what-not clunks a little but only a little; it would get worse over time. Powerful ending.
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