Play Nicely Theatre present Splinter, written by Martha Loader and directed by Amy Wyllie.
Maggie is an impulsive free spirit and would like to stay that way. But when her life collides with Jac’s a whole world of new possibilities opens and she finds a stability she didn’t know she needed.
But life takes a different turn when Maggie and Jac are forced to face the fact that an early onset Dementia diagnosis is going to change the shape of their lives forever. Maggie has never needed anybody before and the relationship starts to fracture as both try to hold on.
Splinter is about love and memory and what happens when you start to lose both.
“That’s what I’m doing. Consolidating. Every memory with you that I can grasp. Repeat repeat repeat.”
This is the latest play from award-winning writer Martha Loader, who was awarded the Judges Prize at the 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting for her play Bindweed, which will tour in 2024.
Martha is an associate artist of the New Wolsey Theatre and is currently working on commissions from Menagerie Theatre Company, and the Almeida Theatre as part of the ‘Genesis New Playwrights, Big Plays Programme’.
Play Nicely Theatre Company was founded in 2019 to tell stories: new stories and old stories. Based in rural East Anglia, we want to tell stories to both captivate and entertain our audiences.
The Cast: Sarah Livingstone, Caroline Rippin, Henri Merriam.
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH from Tuesday 28 Nov – Saturday 2 Dec 2023 at 7.30pm. Admission: £17, £15 concessions (15+)
Box office: www.brockleyjack.co.uk or 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 fee for phone bookings only)
85 minutes with no interval.
Company website: https://www.playnicelytheatre.com/
