Hanna (NHB Modern Plays)

A funny, heartfelt and compelling new play that asks what family means in a modern society, delicately weaving in questions of racial identity, economic privilege, and the lottery of birth. Being a young mum is supposed to be hard - but for Hanna, the only thing she's ever been brilliant at is raising her beloved daughter Ellie. Until a DNA test reveals staggering news: Ellie is not Hanna's child. And now her 'real' parents want to meet. How can an ancient mix-up in an overstretched maternity ward be explained to a three-year-old? Is Hanna supposed to let these strangers into her daughter's life? Forced to question what being a parent really means, Hanna makes a drastic decision that will change all their lives. Produced by Papatango Theatre Company, Hanna premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in January 2018, before embarking on a UK tour.

Sam Potter trained at Dartington College of Arts, Trinity College Dublin, the NT and the RSC. As a director Sam has worked at Hampstead Theatre, the RSC, the NT and Glyndebourne Opera. She was the Literary Manager at Out of Joint from 2011 until 2013 and the Creative Associate at Headlong from 2013 until 2015. Sam's debut play, Mucky Kid, which opened at Theatre 503 in 2013, earned her a Most Promising New Playwright Offie nomination and a place on the 2015 Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme. In 2015 she was Papatango's Resident Playwright supported by the BBC Performing Arts Fund and was one of five writers invited to take part in the Tricycle's inaugural New Writers' Programme, NW6. Writing credits include: Tuesday play (Daily Plays by Etch, Squint, The Pleasance Theatre), Daniel (New Plays Festival, Tricycle Theatre), The Same Old Same Old Same (Oxford School of Drama, Soho Theatre).