The Stepmother (play)
The Stepmother is a 1924 play by the British playwright Githa Sowerby. It tackles the tensions of female independence in a patriarchal society. The play was first staged for a single performance in January 1924 by the at the New Theatre in London's West End. It starred Campbell Gullen as Eustace Gaydon and Jean Cadell as Lois Relph.Its first major revival was at the Shaw Festival, Canada in 2008 following the rediscovery of the manuscript.