Charlotte Delaney has a new play in the offing called Sweet Responsibility, centred on friendship and activism, `as the ugly underbelly of a rural idyll puts a treasured friendship to the test'.
"I wanted to write the humour, horror, courage and love that lives in all of us and when we're not vigilant can sometimes spill over" says Charlotte.
The play is inspired by a rail trip across America that she took in April, re-tracing a journey made by her mother Shelagh in 1972. Charlotte was accompanied on her American travels by historian and author, Selina Todd, who is now writing the authorised biography of Shelagh Delaney.
The pair will be discussing the most famous Salford playwright at a special event at the Working Class Movement Library on Thursday 3rd November, after a first UK public read-through of Charlotte's new play by MaD Theatre Company.
"Charlotte Delaney's drama is the latest addition to Salford's proud tradition of radical drama and women pioneers - not least Shelagh Delaney and more recently Maxine Peake" says Selina Todd.
Entrance to the read-through and discussion is free but tickets must be reserved in advance as there is limited seating – click here for details
Sweet Responsibility and Shelagh Delaney Discussion
Thursday 3rd November 6pm
Working Class Movement Library
www.wcml.org.uk
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