'They say we're like swans. Ruddy beautiful graceful things on the surface of a lake but underneath we're paddling like mad.'
Maggie and Gordon first met, dancing to Rod Stewart songs, in 1971. Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they've been finishing each other's songs all their marriage.
But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember. Her son and his new girlfriend are coming to dinner, and her best friend is asking questions.
Frances Poet's play Maggie May is an extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.
A heartfelt and inspiring story of hope, it was first produced in 2020 by Leeds Playhouse, Curve Theatre, Leicester, and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, directed by Jemima Levick. It was a finalist for the 2020-21 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
| ISBN: | 9781848429512 |
| Publication date: | 18th March 2020 |
| Author: | Frances Poet |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 104 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) |
'They say we're like swans. Ruddy beautiful graceful things on the surface of a lake but underneath we're paddling like mad.'
Maggie and Gordon first met, dancing to Rod Stewart songs, in 1971. Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they've been finishing each other's songs all their marriage.
But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember. Her son and his new girlfriend are coming to dinner, and her best friend is asking questions.
Frances Poet's play Maggie May is an extraordinary drama about an ordinary family who must balance the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.
A heartfelt and inspiring story of hope, it was first produced in 2020 by Leeds Playhouse, Curve Theatre, Leicester, and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, directed by Jemima Levick. It was a finalist for the 2020-21 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Maggie May features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
Maggie May is available in Paperback
Maggie May was written by Frances Poet and published by Nick Hern Books
Maggie May has 104 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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