New play pits French and America's first ladies against each other

An imagined verbal battle between the first ladies of America and France is the premise of a play that's about to have its New Zealand premiere. Prize-winning Irish playwright Nancy Harris pits Sophia - an Eastern European model turned America's First Lady versus Hélène in Two Ladies. She says resemblances to Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron are no coincidence. Nancy can't be at the Auckland Theatre Company production, she's in lockdown in Ireland. Two Ladies has its New Zealand premiere at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on the 9th of February. Then it's on the road to Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Hastings.