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.

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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