Description
Two former college friends, Martha and Karen, have built a girls’ school together—an ambitious refuge where discipline, learning, and trust shape young lives. When a malicious child’s rumor ignites, it spreads with terrifying speed, forcing the women to confront how easily truth can be bent and how cruelly innocence can be weaponized. As the accusations escalate, the play exposes the destructive power of lies, the social pressures surrounding love and identity, and the unsettling moment when childhood boundaries blur into adult consequences. Written with Lillian Hellman’s sharp psychological insight and morally charged tension, this classic drama turns a seemingly small betrayal into a devastating reckoning.
Available Editions
paperback
Meirovich, Igal
Published Jan 1, 2018
ISBN: 9781638230977
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Details
First Published
1934
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman.