It was first produced in London in 1974[1] and received its American premiere in 1976, directed by Keith Fowler and starring Carmen Mathews and Lynda Myles at the Virginia Museum Theater (now Leslie Cheek Theater) [2] in Richmond.
[3] A 2009 production starring Judith Light gave the play a new ending, and received positive reviews.
Both are shocked when their widowed mother informs them that they're soon to be joined by their youngest brother, Pokey, long estranged from the family.
Pokey announces his intentions to sell the house once it passes to the children, thus upsetting Barbara's plans for a quiet domestic life with her lover on the island.
The children's upset forces their mother to confront where her life with her husband has brought her, and whether the true happiness really waits in her future.