Bones

The idea behind this play comes from the recent exposure by local historian Catherine Cortess of the discovery of babies bones and skeletons found in the grounds of a mother and baby home in Tuam – County Galway – Ireland. The home was built on the grounds of an old workhouse and ran from 1921-1961. My play is loosely based on these recent and historical events but is not a docu-drama of Tuam’s buried babies, though it draws inspiration from the story. Told through the eyes of Grace and her grandchildren, ‘Bones’ is a play about loss, the punishment of unmarried mothers and the legacy of demonsiation of women by Church and State, where the human and reproductive rights of women are undermined.
Tanika Gupta MBE, May 2019

Director - Martin Wylde
Designer - Sammy Dowson
Performed by MA Acting- Contemporary
This play was commissioned for MA Acting Contemporary. There will be scenes of an upsetting nature.

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