Basics
Who wrote A Taste of Honey?
Shelagh Delaney
Daughter of Helen
Jo
What do Jo's plants/flowers symbolize?
Hope/optimism
Helen is Jo's mother, but Jo is often called to act as what for Helen?
A mother
What city is the setting of the play?
Manchester
Mother of Jo
Helen
What does Jimmie's toy car symbolize?
Childhood/Youth/Inexperience
Where did both Jo and Helen work?
In a pub
How old was Shelagh Delaney when she wrote this play?
18/19
Helen's boyfriend/husband
Peter
What does the milk symbolize?
Motherhood
Jo tries to grow plants/flowers in the flat. This reminds Helen of what?
The plants that used to grow in the pub where she worked.
In what year was the play first performed?
1958
Jo's roommate
Geof
What do rings symbolize in the play?
Commitment
What event changes Jo's and Helen's lives at a young age?
Pregnancy/Motherhood
How long did it take Delaney to write the play?
Ten days
Jo's ex-boyfriend
Jimmie
What do nursery rhymes symbolize in the play?
Childhood/innocence
Chocolate also appears in the play multiple times. How does Peter use chocolate and how does Geof use chocolate?
Peter uses the chocolate to bribe Jo as he is essentially taking Helen away from her. Geof uses it to care for Jo.