Maggie & Me is going to be A PLAY! ON AN ACTUAL STAGE! Well, stages - because it's touring the UK in May & June 2024.  I still can't quite believe it!

You're the first to know - the news is being made public later today. There's so much to say: the process, the thrills, the sheer OMG of turning my memoir into a play, casting actors as my beloved family, as myself!  But for now, I want to thank National Theatre Scotland for commissioning this adaptation - for having the vision to see the drama in my story and its relevance to the moment we're all living in and through. The NTS team really care about stories and storytelling and I'm grateful to them for all their inspiration and care.

I'm not doing this alone. The utterly fantastic James Ley and I are writing the play together. He's the award-winning playwright behind the hit shows Love Song to Lavender Menace and Wilf & Ode To Joy. I've never worked so closely with another writer. And I'm learning so much from him. Not just about the mechanics and process but also about the spirit and soul of what it means to move from page to stage. Again, there's so much to say about the process of working so closely together, especially on such intense material, but it's a joy. And all that joy will be there for you on stage!

I'm delighted to say the brilliant Suba Das is our Director and we couldn't be more thrilled to have him. He was chosen by Caryl Churchill to do the 40th anniversary revival of her iconic play Top Girls at the Liverpool Everyman. No pressure! That production was dazzling and he's bringing all his magic to Maggie & Me.

This play is an adaptation but it is also an update. It's ten years since my memoir came out. Maggie & Me: The Play explores what it takes to find your own voice and what it means to shape your own story. I can't wait for you to see it!

So, thank you for all your support. I'll be sharing tour details with you as soon as I'm allowed.

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