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Mother Spy

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Mother Spy tells the story, and explores the dilemmas, of Janet Chisholm, one of the most unlikely spies in the history of espionage. She was a British Embassy wife and mother in Moscow who was persuaded to use her young children and their trips to the park as cover in handling the Cold War's most influential informant at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The play brings to life the tensions of a mother choosing between the safety of her children and the safety of her country at the height of the Cold War and at the dawn of a new age for the role of women. It also gives a good picture of how the intelligence industry started to develop in the Cold War, and how important families were to maintaining secrecy.

Release: December 11, 2006

Mother Spy

0/5 ( ratings)

Mother Spy tells the story, and explores the dilemmas, of Janet Chisholm, one of the most unlikely spies in the history of espionage. She was a British Embassy wife and mother in Moscow who was persuaded to use her young children and their trips to the park as cover in handling the Cold War's most influential informant at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The play brings to life the tensions of a mother choosing between the safety of her children and the safety of her country at the height of the Cold War and at the dawn of a new age for the role of women. It also gives a good picture of how the intelligence industry started to develop in the Cold War, and how important families were to maintaining secrecy.

Release: December 11, 2006

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