The Empty Chair
by Peter Griffith
 
Robbie’s father has left the family. All that remains of him
is the empty chair - a constant reminder of his absence.
Robbie’s mother does her best to look after Robbie, but
life is difficult. Then one day a stranger appears. Where
has he come from? - is he an alien from outer space?
Robbie’s mother is delighted and soon the stranger is
living as part of the family.
But Robbie remains mistrustful. It takes a whole year
of incidents and adventures in the family before Robbie
begins to trust the new man in her mother's life. And
even then, will Jared ever be able to fill the empty chair?
 
This moving play examines the stresses and emotions in
a single-parent family, and traces with deep sensitivity the
gradual development of the relationship between a child
and her mother’s new partner.