Cast revealed for inspiring play MAGGIE MAY at Leeds Playhouse
Casting has been announced for Frances Poet’s new play Maggie May, which runs at Leeds Playhouse from 7-21 May.
Directed by Jemima Levick, Maggie May is an extraordinary play about an ordinary Leeds family learning to cope with a life-changing dementia diagnosis. Written with honesty, beautifully balanced with humour and music, it is, ultimately, an uplifting story of love in all its guises.
Following its run in Leeds, the show will transfer to Queen's Theatre Hornchurch from 24-28 May and Curve from 7-11 June.
Eithne Browne (Brookside, Channel 4; Blood Brothers, West End) will star as Maggie, alongside Tony Timberlake (Chicago; Hairspray, West End) as Maggie's husband Gordon, Mark Holgate (Julius Caesar, The Crucible; Tina & Bobby, ITV) as Maggie and Gordon’s son Michael, Shireen Farkhoy (The Ipcress File, ITV; Silent Witness, BBC) as Claire; and Maxine Finch (LIT, Nottingham Playhouse; Coronation Street, ITV) as Jo.
Director Jemima Levick said: “I’m thrilled that Maggie May is finally making it to Leeds, Hornchurch and Leicester after the pandemic forced us to take an unexpected two-year hiatus. To be given the opportunity to revisit this special show and to share its inspirational messages of love and hope with audiences is really exciting.
“This is something of a homecoming for the show as it was created in Leeds with the help of local people living with dementia and their families. Frances (Poet) has skilfully woven their lived experiences into her play, using their thoughts and ideas as threads in her beautiful life-affirming tapestry about how we learn and re-learn to communicate .
“I’m so excited to be working with such a spectacularly talented cast and creative team on this very special show – I can’t wait for audiences to finally see it.”
The creative team includes designer Francis O'Connor, movement director Joseph Mercier, lighting designer Chris Davey, and composer & sound designer Claire McKenzie.
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