Cally
CALLY IS A GRIPPING DRAMA SET IN 2012 ON CALEDONIAN ROAD, LONDON, A TIME WHEN POVERTY AND GANG CRIME WERE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. THE PLAY FOLLOWS A SINGLE MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN AS THEY NAVIGATE SURVIVAL, DREAMS, AND THE HARSH REALITIES OF THEIR WORLD. AS THEY FIGHT FOR A BETTER FUTURE, THEIR ENCOUNTERS WITH AN OVERBURDENED SOCIAL SYSTEM REVEAL THE COMPLEXITIES OF CARE, STRUGGLE, AND RESILIENCE IN A SOCIETY THAT OFTEN FAILS THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMENS PRIZE FOR PLAYWRITING, CALLY IS A RAW AND MOVING PORTRAIT OF LOVE, HOPE, AND SURVIVAL AGAINST THE ODDS.