In the Lady Garden by Babs Horton ★★★★ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024
Previews -Theatre Royal Plymouth - July 2024 'Skilfully directed' ★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls 'Top-class dramatic monologue...the writing is sharp and funny...cracking one-liners' ★★★★ Three Weeks Production Photography: © Deborah Edgington
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Alice, the central character, is intelligent, resourceful and compassionate despite a narrow religious education, a suffocating marriage and the constraints imposed by the patriarchy. In her late sixties, Alice finds herself in a police cell, awaiting the arrival of a solicitor. Here she looks back on her life and the people and circumstances that have shaped and influenced her. Will she finally throw off the cloak of invisibility, and embrace the world on her own terms? |
About the play
Hilarious, bold and unfiltered, In the Lady Garden is a rebellious engaging one-woman new comedy-drama - very funny, challenging and poignant. It encourages audiences to see women in all their complexities and strengths as it navigates ageing, gender and societal expectations, while reminding us that older women have stories worth telling,
The play tackles subjects rarely discussed in theatre including what it was like to be a girl in the 1950s and 60s, the menopause and the invisibility of women as they grow older.
Don't miss this unforgettable comedy of laughter and liberation. Tour coming up in 2025.
Read more about The Lady Gardeners
Hilarious, bold and unfiltered, In the Lady Garden is a rebellious engaging one-woman new comedy-drama - very funny, challenging and poignant. It encourages audiences to see women in all their complexities and strengths as it navigates ageing, gender and societal expectations, while reminding us that older women have stories worth telling,
The play tackles subjects rarely discussed in theatre including what it was like to be a girl in the 1950s and 60s, the menopause and the invisibility of women as they grow older.
Don't miss this unforgettable comedy of laughter and liberation. Tour coming up in 2025.
Read more about The Lady Gardeners
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Cast: Julia Faulkner takes on the central role of Alice and 21 other characters Creatives: Director: Deborah Edgington Set design: Deborah Edgington Lighting design: John Purkis Sound design: Tony Rogers Sound Engineer: El Theodorou Assistant Producer (TRP): Jodie Paget |
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