Hanna

The only words are to do with adoption. But thats not what happened to us. What happened to us was something quite different. Being a young mum is supposed to be hard but for Hanna, the only thing shes ever been brilliant at is raising her beloved daughter, Ellie. Until a DNA test reveals staggering news. Ellie is not Hannas child. And now her real parents want to meet. How can an accidental mix-up in an overstretched maternity ward be explained to a three-year-old? Is Hanna supposed to let these strangers into her daughters life? Forced to question what being a parent really means, Hanna makes a drastic decision that will change all their lives. This funny, heartfelt and compelling one-woman play Hanna asks what family means in a modern society, delicately weaving in questions of racial identity, economic privilege, and the lottery of birth. It was premiered by Papatango at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018.