Details

The play looks at Adult Literacy Classes with a touch of humour and a hint of poignancy. Who is Thelma hiding her employer's mail in the wardrobe? Why is George living in the infants school's Wendy house? Why is Kevin inhaling toxic fumes in the gents' toilets? And why is Joyce, a doctor's wife from Streatham, bothering to teach this fractious bunch of no-hopers to read and write? Both funny and cruel, Sue Townsend's play brings together four odd, yet engaging, characters in the improbable setting of an infants school. Each nurses the wounds of past humiliation. But all now have a common purpose: to find the words that will free them form the legacy of their failed education.

Creatives/Company

Author: Sue Townsend
Company: Cats Eye Theatre Company

Groping for Words

Groping for Words (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1247776972. Details of all Groping for Words archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3482

Archive Listings

22 Jun 02	Darwen Library Theatre Darwen, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive
31 May 02 to 1 Jun 02	Wynd Theatre Melrose, Scottish Borders Performance Details => Venue archive
23 May 02 to 24 May 02	Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive

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