Wednesday to Come
Wednesday to Come is the first play in a trilogy by New Zealand playwright Renée. The second play in the trilogy is "Pass It On", and the third is "Jeannie Once". The play follows the women of a family during the Depression in New Zealand. Background. The first performance took place at Downstage Theatre in Wellington on 17 August 1984, directed by George Webby. Synopsis. The play is set in early spring of 1934. It takes place in Mary's family house, halfway between Palmerston North and Wellington. Domestic tasks such as ironing, washing, dishwashing and cooking  take place during the play. Granna, Iris, Mary, Jeannie and Cliff are in the kitchen, waiting for Ted to come home. He arrives with a coffin, and it becomes apparent that Ben has killed himself while working at a labour camp in the Great Depression. Productions. Amateur productions include Response. Extracts from "Wednesday to Come" were included in "A Country of Two Halves", and "Whaddarya?", productions by Young and Hungry National Schools Tour, which appeared at BATS Theatre in Wellington and toured schools nationally in 2018, in July 2021 respectively.