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It''s a culture that begins with a joke, a gesture, a throwaway word or a game between friends, and it ends in an act of violence. Jo Mulligan is the first female master in her prestigious college''s history. Determined to create a space where everyone feels welcome, she starts dismantling old ways of working. But an accusation of sexual assault within the college throws her tenure into turmoil, and Jo is pitted against Nikki, a student impatient for justice. Alma Mater received its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in June 2024.
About the author
Kendall Feaver received the Judges' Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Best New Play at the 2018 UK Theatre Awards, and the 2019 NSW and Victorian Premier's Prizes for Drama for her play, The Almighty Sometimes (Royal Exchange, Manchester; Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney). Stage adaptations include: My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) and Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (National Theatre, London). Kendall has written on invited attachments at the National Theatre and Bush Theatre. She was the 2019 Philip Parsons Fellow at Belvoir Street Theatre, and an inaugural member of the Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays programme (2019/20).
Summary
It's a culture that begins with a joke, a gesture, a throwaway word or a game between friends, and it ends in an act of violence. Jo Mulligan is the first female master in her prestigious college's history.
