A world première by Esther Wilson, one of the writers of the award-winning Unprotected
Like every mother Gill (Lisa Parry) wants the best for her sons. Raise them well, keep them safe, clean and out of trouble. But for Michael (David Lyons) and Chris (Joe Shipman) the choices are few and far between. The only way to have the best is to be the best – join the army. As the brutal business of war unfolds, the boys become men their mother doesn’t recognise and maternal love is put to a gruelling test. Glued to the news and linked from their sofas to the battlefield by satellite, the mothers join force as they try to find a political voice for their lost sons.
Ten Tiny Toes is an uncompromising and heartbreaking story of mothers and families and what happens when a distant war comes home.
Company
Cast Joanna Bacon, Fionnuala Dorrity, David Lyons, Barry McCormick, Lisa Parry, Joe Shipman and Paula Stockbridge
Writer Esther Wilson
Director Polly Teale
Designer Angela Simpson
Lighting Designer Chris Davey
Sound Designer Peter Salem
Video Designer Lorna Heavey
Reviews
Ten Tiny Toes
★★★★
"Wilson's searing play"
The Independent
Ten Tiny Toes
★★★★
"Written with fire and passion"
The Guardian
Ten Tiny Toes
9/10
"This formidable piece of theatre creeps up and hits you like a punch to the stomach"
Liverpool Confidential