Christos Tsiolkas

Rhonda, a working-class mother, reflects on her life and fertility before recounting the devastating moment she learned her children died in a fire while seeking shelter in a charity bin.

A resigned, defensive, grief-stricken, raw Rhonda's monologue from "Who's Afraid of the Working Class" by Christos Tsiolkas, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Andrew Bovell. Genre: drama.

Rhonda reflects on her life as a mother living in poverty, her struggles with welfare services, and the tragic news of her children's death in a fire.

Rhonda recounts her interactions with social services and her neighbor regarding her many children, whom she considers blessings despite the hardship. The narrative takes a tragic turn as she describes arriving at the police station only to learn that her children have died in a fire while seeking shelter in a charity bin.