CLARE PRENTON

Two new plays: 
 Men Don't Talk



and
Finding Mary


 









 

Clare has two new plays which are  performance-ready and is interested in speaking to potential companies, venues and producers. Both plays deal with later life experience for those 65+ and offer roles for older actors with playing ages of 50-80+.

MEN DON'T TALK - is a 90 minute one act play, a 3 hander set in a fictional mens shed. It has enjoyed two public, professional rehearsed readings in 2022 with very positive feedback and was mentioned in a motion by Christine Grahame MSP in the Scottish Parliament in June 2022 for dispelling myths that 'Men Don't Talk'  raising awareness of mens mental health/male suicide prevention in Scotland. The play can be staged anywhere and includes tea and biscuits for audiences to encourage a 'shed' feel and conversation around its themes and has offered two well attended post show discussions - men and women want to talk about this in Scotland today and offers arts/community collaboration which Paul O'Kane, MSP  for West of Scotland described as having 'piercing insight' due to the part verbatim nature of the piece. 

FINDING MARY, also a 3-hander, deals with love, loss and life after bereavement for the over 70s and will enjoy a professional reading on 22nd September 2022 at Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. The play was written to offer two fantastic roles for women with a playing age of 70+ and a young male actor, in response to a lack of opportunities and lead roles for experienced older actresses - an attempt to redress a balance for women. 

Video recordings of both play reading will be available for potential producers from October 2022. Please contact Clare for details. Both plays offer interesting and highly valuable community/outreach opportunities for theatres and producers -  particularly those with an interest in improving the health and wellbeing of the communities in which their work is shown. 

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