The Peach Tree | Plays | Rosamund Gravelle

The Peach Tree

The Peach Tree is a bittersweet family drama set in Georgia, USA in 2015, and is a companion play to Silent Night.

Plot Summary

Josette Montgomery is getting ready cook a meal to celebrate her son Eli's return from rehab and she's managed to get her other children, Rachel and Cooper to make time too. However eldest son Cooper is still resentful of Eli, and Rachel and Josette can't seem to get on - and it all threatens to stop short the day; and on top of all this Josette fears her beloved Peach tree in the yard has rot.

Each is trying to work out their relationship with the rest, and with simmering family tensions, jealousies and secrets bubbling away under the surface over the course of a year, will this family still be able to keep sweet like the peaches all around?

Play specifics

Cast: x5

Approx. Running Time: 2 hours

Other: The Peach Tree allows for the cast to work within social distancing guidelines if needed.

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