PlaydateisbasedonAmerican/NorwegianauthorDahl’s(norelationtoRoaldDahl)fourthnovel.InPlaydate,aseeminglyordinarydecisionturnstheworldofElisa,mumtotwoyoungkids,upsidedown.WhenElisa’snine-year-olddaughteraskstogoonanovernightplaydatewithhernewbestfriend,Elisaagrees.Butwhenshesaysgoodnighttoherdaughter,shehasnoideathats..