Getting to the Foot of the Mountain

When Danielle was a child, three women loomed large in her life: her gritty, responsible mother, her wild-child Aunt, and their best friend. Now a young woman herself and facing the break-up of another relationship, Danielle takes stock of her childhood years – of an absent dad; of her fascination with a neighbourhood “bad boy” – and uncovers a story of everyday heroism and the strange tricks that memory can play.A warm and witty play, Getting to the Foot of the Mountain premiered at the Birmingham Rep in May 2002.