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Terrain and Theatre503 present

Helen

Written by Maureen Lennon
Directed by Tom Bellerby
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Helen is forty when she loses her husband. Becca is fifteen when her Dad dies. Then it’s just the two of them, what do they do next?

Maureen Lennon’s play, shortlisted for the Theatre 503 International Playwriting Prize, unfolds through snapshots of their relationship over the next forty years. Joys and traumas, laughs and arguments. Exploring the thread which binds them together and the different ways they damage and save each other. A play about love, grief, and two women up a hillside with ashes stuck to their trouser leg.

Terrain is a new company dedicated to promoting Northern artists and the stories they tell. The company looks to celebrate the contemporary narrative landscape of the region and ensure brilliant plays get in front of audiences.

Running time: 70 mins (no interval)

Age guidance: 14+

This show contains themes that some audience members may find distressing. If this sounds like it could apply to you, you can view content information here.

TAILORED PERFORMANCES:  

9 May 7.30pm WRITERS NIGHT: A chance for writers to enjoy a discounted ticket and meet our literary department and the writer of the show. Attendees to Writers Night are invited to submit for our Rapid Write Response initiative. To unlock a £6 ticket, email boxoffice@theatre503.com to be digitally tagged as a writer. If you have previously been tagged as a writer, your ticket will automatically adjust to £6 on the final page of booking – you do not need a Promo Code. If you are unable to attend our Writers Night, the £6 tickets will also be available up until Saturday 13th.

24 May 12pm PARENT & BABY:  Provided as an opportunity for parents and/or guardians to enjoy a spot of theatre without the need to hire a babysitter. Please note, we do not exclude other audience members from booking to see this performance.

Maureen Lennon

Maureen is a Hull based writer. She is a graduate from the English and Theatre Studies BA from The University of Bristol and the Writing for Performance and Publication MA from The University of Leeds (Distinction). She is an Associate Artist of Middle Child Theatre, a Leeds Playhouse FUSE writer 2019 and a Sphinx30 playwright. In 2020 her play Helen was shortlisted for the Theatre 503 International Playwriting prize. In 2018/19 she was longlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary for Radio Drama. Her last play, Us Against Whatever, was produced in 2019 by Middle Child Theatre in assoc. with Hull Truck Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse. It is published by Oberon. Her play Bare Skin On Briny Waters (co-written with Tabitha Mortiboy) was produced by Bellow Theatre and Hull UK City of Culture in the 2017 Edinburgh Takeover and received two award commendations from NSDF. She has also written work for Paines Plough, Sheffield Theatres, Pilot Theatre and Hull Truck Theatre. She is currently under commission to Silent Uproar, Hull Truck Theatre & Pilot Theatre, Middle Child Theatre, and York Theatre Royal.

Dates

Tuesday 9 May Tue 9 May 19:30 Book Now
Wednesday 10 May Wed 10 May 19:30 Book Now
Thursday 11 May Thu 11 May 19:30 Book Now
Friday 12 May Fri 12 May 19:30 Book Now
Saturday 13 May Sat 13 May 19:30 Book Now
Monday 15 May Mon 15 May 19:30 Book Now
Tuesday 16 May Tue 16 May 19:30 Sold Out
Wednesday 17 May Wed 17 May 19:30 Book Now
Thursday 18 May Thu 18 May 19:30 Book Now
Friday 19 May Fri 19 May 19:30 Book Now
Saturday 20 May Sat 20 May 14:30 Book Now
Saturday 20 May Sat 20 May 19:30 Book Now
Tuesday 23 May Tue 23 May 19:30 Book Now
Wednesday 24 May Wed 24 May 12:00 Book Now
Wednesday 24 May Wed 24 May 19:30 Book Now
Thursday 25 May Thu 25 May 19:30 Book Now
Friday 26 May Fri 26 May 19:30 Book Now
Saturday 27 May Sat 27 May 14:30 Book Now
Saturday 27 May Sat 27 May 19:30 Book Now
Artistic Team
Writer
Maureen Lennon
Director
Tom Bellerby
Cast

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