Logline:

Forty-year-old abuse re-surfaces when Agnes, a pensioner, who has emerging care needs, is introduced, by friends, to a woman who once ordered her children taken away.​

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Synopsis:

Agnes suffers a terrible mugging in the grounds of her high-rise council estate, in full view of an Elders charity staffed by a brutal and bigoted ex-social worker who relishes the opportunity to abuse Agnes for a second time, when Agnes neighbour asks for help on her behalf.

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The charity worker visits Agnes but unbeknownst to her, the neighbour and local shop owner overhear her overbearing and cruel treatment of Agnes. She wants to move Agnes into a care home, much to Agnes’ horror, until her neighbour comes to her rescue and proposes to her after loving her from afar for years.

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“Simon O’Corra is a not only a prolific writer, he’s also a very talented one. His scripts are always witty and his characters are superbly drawn.   I loved reading “May I Call You Agnes?”. It has great roles for middle aged and older women actors too. Wonderful. Why do so many writers ignore these stories?  There’s a rich seam to mine here and Simon O’Corra does so.

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These roles are not the usual stereotypical ones we find in so many plays.

They are interesting, layered and nuanced. What a joy to find a writer who recognises the importance of such stories and keeps us engaged throughout without falling back on cliches and who delivers a fine ending!"

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Rosemary Hill​

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