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Touching Tomorrow

Short Play, Drama  /  3w, 2m

Gillian Plowman

Touching Tomorrow
by Gillian Plowman

Dorcas looks after her middle-aged brother Vincent who has learning difficulties. She has brought home Gemma, a homeless girl who says she has been raped, but is Gemma telling the truth? Surprisingly, it is Vincent who provides the possible way ahead…

Touching Tomorrow

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    3w, 2m

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Dorcas looks after her middle-aged brother Vincent who has learning difficulties. She has brought home Gemma, a homeless girl who says she has been raped, but is Gemma telling the truth? Surprisingly, it is Vincent who provides the possible way ahead for Gemma. A powerful one-act play which boldly tackles the subjects of homelessness, rape and disability with humour, honesty and warmth.
M2 (50s, any age) F3 (20s, 50s).
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A sitting-room

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Gillian Plowman

Gillian Plowman
Gillian won the Verity Bargate award in 1988 with Me and My Friend, a poignantly funny play about the release of four patients from a psychiatric hospital into the community. It was first produced at the Soho Poly Theatre in 1990 and at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1992 ...
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