The break of day

the long version

In The Break of Day Timberlake Wertenbaker turns a sharp and beady eye on three women and their partners. The century is coming to an end and a feeling of dissatisfaction and unease seizes the group. Is it too late to have children? Were they wrong to focus so much on work? These questions force each of them to recast their future. Timberlake Wertenbaker's new play was commissioned by Max Stafford-Clark's Out of Joint Theatre Company. The play toured in 1995 and opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in November.