"Edgar’s main theme is how precisely the US got where it is today . . . in the big, bold Daughters of the Revolution , he uses a political thriller to show how the 1960’s radical baby-boomers turned into today’s conformists. Its companion piece, Mothers Against , dealing with the Republican side, is a total triumph. The action takes place before a crucial televised debate. Together, the two plays are a tremendous achievement.”—Michael Billington, Guardian
David Edgar is an English playwright. He was born in Birmingham into a family with longstanding links to the theatre. His father and mother both acted at the Birmingham Rep before moving into broadcasting, and by the age of five Edgar had written his first play and performed it in a 12 seat theatre his father built for him in his back garden.