A Lowry production

14 - 24 November 2007

Written by Shelagh Delaney. Directed by Chris Wright.

THE Lowry’s successful Salford season ends in style with Shelagh Delaney’s modern classic A Taste of Honey.

It’s the last of four community productions, performed by a huge range of people from across the city that began in October with Innit the Musical selling out most of its 10 shows.

Now, one of the archetypal plays associated with the city is set for similar status, with seats sold out weeks ahead.

Salford-born Delaney was just 19 when she wrote A Taste of Honey in 1958 and it still packs a powerful punch today. It’s set in a shabby maisonette and follows the lives and loves of long-suffering daughter Jo and her reluctant mother Helen. The story confronts a range of social taboos including teenage pregnancy, race and sexuality.

I directed A Taste of Honey on behalf of The Lowry.

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