Maggie & Me: Damian Barr and James Ley with Jackie Wylie
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- Tickets
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£8.96 (£8 Ticket charge plus 12% booking fee)
- Dates and times
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30th Apr 2024
6:30PM - 7:30PM
- Age
- Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
Join Damian Barr and James Ley in conversation with Jackie
Wylie at the Mitchell Library as they explore the creation of the new stage
version of Damian’s celebrated memoir Maggie & Me.
Award-winning writer Damian Barr (writer & broadcaster –
Maggie & Me, You Will Be Safe Here, and Big Scottish Book Club) alongside
award-winning writer James Ley (writer & director- Ode to Joy, Wilf, and
Love Song to Lavender Menace) will be interviewed by National Theatre of
Scotland Artistic Director Jackie Wylie for a fascinating in-depth
conversation.
Maggie & Me - from Page to Stage marks the world premiere
and tour of the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Maggie & Me in
May & June 2024, and to celebrate Pride Month.
Published in 2013, Maggie & Me, Damian Barr’s celebrated
memoir about growing up gay in Thatcher’s Britain, was named Sunday Times
Memoir of the Year, awarded the Paddy Power Political Satire Award and saw Barr
named Stonewall Writer of the Year.
From the furnaces of the Ravenscraig Steelworks to the
sanctuary of Carfin Grotto, there’s pain and joy, coming of age and coming out
and the powerful spectre of Margaret Thatcher.
“You resist by telling your story, you resist by being
honest about your pain and suffering, and not having to bear that silently.”
Damian Barr
Damian and James will talk to Jackie about the
collaborative creative journey undertaken to transform Damian’s deeply personal
memoir into a bold and explosive new production for the stage.
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