THE PLAYS
Wicked Widows
Three women meet for lunch in strange circumstances. First of all, the hostess fails to appear. Secondly, they all turn out to be widows, one of them still grieving. Gradually, the purpose for the ‘surprise’ lunch becomes clear.
Written by Alan Hopgood from the research of Dr Susan Feldman.
Dr Susan Feldman interviewed eighty widows for her PhD thesis titled “More than a Dead Man’s Wife”. On seeing one of Alan Hopgood’s HealthPlays, she approached him to write one based on her findings. It remains a unique event in academia: a thesis coming to life on stage.
The play has toured widely and proved so popular that a Second Act was added to follow the later lives of the widows.
A Forum after the play, run by Dr Feldman, is optional.
Starring Jenny Seedsman or Babs McMillan, Kirsty Child and Margot Knight.
Wicked Widows is also available as a double bill with Never Too Old and as a two-act version suitable for commercial theatre.