E-baby single work   drama   - 90 minutes
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 E-baby
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'For Catherine, a wealthy Australian living in London, the missing piece in her perfect life is a baby. Across the Atlantic in Massachusetts, mother of two Nellie is willing to help her – for a price. Sharing the highs and lows of pregnancy via Skype, email and telephone, these two very different women will ultimately have to decide: who does this baby really belong to?

'This funny and moving new Australian play explores the intricacies of the modern family and one of the century’s most emotionally charged dilemmas. ' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Performed at Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, New South Wales : 13 October - 13 November 2016.

    Director: Nadia Tass.

    Designer: Tobhiyah Stone Feller.

    Lighting Designer: Nicholas Higgins.

    Stage Manager: Danielle Ironside.

    Wardrobe: Alana Canceri.

    Cast: Catherine Danielle Carter and Nellie Gabrielle Scawthorn.


    Produced by Tasmanian Theatre Company as part of 2017's Ten Days on the Island, Patrick Street Theatre, 20 March to 1 April 2017.

    Director: Anne Cordiner and Julie Waddington.

    Lighting Designer: Max Ford.

    Cast: Jane Longhurst and Katie Robertson.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

E-baby Review – an Endearing but Haphazard Romp into the Complex World of Surrogacy Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 October 2016;

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
'Written by a former Fairfax journalist, Jane Cafarella, the play mixes laugh-out-loud one-liners with flashes of true grief – but it only skims the surface.'
Gestational Clock Ticks on Ethical Complexity Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 October 2016; (p. 28)

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
Surrogacy in the Age of Skype Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 October 2016; (p. 5)

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
Surrogacy in the Age of Skype Elissa Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 16 October 2016; (p. 5)

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
Gestational Clock Ticks on Ethical Complexity Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 October 2016; (p. 28)

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
E-baby Review – an Endearing but Haphazard Romp into the Complex World of Surrogacy Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 27 October 2016;

— Review of E-baby Jane Cafarella , 2016 single work drama
'Written by a former Fairfax journalist, Jane Cafarella, the play mixes laugh-out-loud one-liners with flashes of true grief – but it only skims the surface.'
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