Broadstairs Dickens Players

The Children's Hour tells the story of a pair of New England women, who run a girls' boarding school. Their lives and school are turned upside down when a conniving student, Mary Tilford, spreads an unfounded rumour about a lesbian relationship between the two headmistresses with catastrophic results.

This forceful, emotive and passionate play describes how attitudes in the '30s can cast a shadow over innocent friendships and how gossip can wreck lives and reputations.