Mustard - by Kat Sandler (Paperback)

About the Book

This darkly comedic bedtime story by Canadian theatre's indie darling blurs imagination with reality in order to save a family from its own destruction.

Book Synopsis

Mustard shouldn't still be here, but he is. Imaginary friends don't normally stay with their person until that person is a teenager. Imaginary friends don't suddenly become visible to their person's mom and then go on a date with them, either. But when those people--such as the troubled Thai and her dangerously upset mother, Sadie--need help, they're lucky that Mustard's there with a goofy smile on his face. But Mustard has his own peculiar problems. Since he's still around, he has to abide by some rules enforced by unsavoury characters. And, oh yeah, he's falling in love with Sadie, who doesn't believe he's real. For someone whose purpose was once so simple, Mustard sure has a lot to deal with.

Review Quotes

"The delight of Sandler's work comes from both her fanciful scenarios and her playfulness with language, and both of these are present in abundance." --Ilana Lucas, Mooney on Theatre

About the Author

Kat Sandler is a writer, director, and Artistic Director of Theatre Brouhaha, where she has directed twelve of her original plays in the last six years, including Toronto Best of Fringe hits Bright Lights and Punch Up. She was a member of the 2014 Tarragon Playwrights Unit, where she developed Mustard, which won the 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play (General Division). She was the 2015 recipient of NOW Magazine's Audience Choice Award for Best Director and Best Playwright. Kat is a graduate of the Queen's University drama program. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.