Details

Swags and Tails archiveSwags and Tails is set on the day Margaret Thatcher dies, against a backdrop of austerity and cuts. Meet Gloria, her past eroded from years living in a dementia unit, Mary, the care-worker getting it from all angles and housebound Lillian, locked in her spare room. Faced with the closure of their day centre, will Ellen and Marlene unite and make a stand? There's more to life than a custard cream and a chocolate bourbon. Since April 155 women have worked with Open Clasp to inform Swags and Tails. The women involved either live or work in care homes, use day centres or are housebound. Swags and Tails is about the quality, or lack of quality, of care of older people and carers in our society.

Cast/Performers

Barbara Heslop (Ellen / Gloria), Zoe Lambert (May / Sharon), Catrina McHugh (Mary), Helen Russell (Lillian / Marlene), Rachel Teate (Julie / Justine / Nat)

Creatives/Company

Author: Catrina McHugh
Company: Open Clasp Theatre Company
Director: Charlotte Bennett
Design: Anna Gooch

Swags and Tails

Swags and Tails (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0615762606. Details of all Swags and Tails archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1300596277

Archive Listings

22 Mar 12
  to
24 Mar 12
Live Theatre
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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16 Mar 12Darlington Arts Centre
Darlington, County Durham
Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Mar 12Playhouse
Alnwick, Northumberland
Performance Details => Venue archive

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CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.

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