Chilwell Rd
Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1EH
UK
Quilter and the Ghost – performed by Arletty Theatre
Quilter has gathered stories for decades. Dreams and inspiring memories, stitched in to a patchwork quilt of lives. But they’re cutting down trees to build a golf course (instead of dark satanic mills), the plaster is falling off the hall ceiling, there’s a mysterious stranger lurking in her study, and people from that Facebook-thingy hiding in the rose garden… She really needs help – but how can you raise an army, when you’re alone on the battlefield?
Woven from 110 personal anecdotes about inspirational women, gathered by Arletty Theatre from the community, this play includes tales of female pirates, a Shirebrook humanitarian, a highwayman called ‘Joan’, and a veritable army of incredible grandmas. It travels all around the world with their stories, in a sumptuous tale, exploring how we overcome adversity, what makes us who we are, and how grandmas never leave us.
With Arletty Theatre’s trademark ingredients of excellent original music, movement, comedy and moving drama, this show is uplifting and inspiring. You should certainly tap in to local historical societies, quilting and crafting groups for your audience, but anyone, young or old, male or female who remembers a beloved grandma or an eccentric aunt, will be warmed by this rich story, and relive their own fond memories. They can even add them to the ever-growing quilt after the show, and they may become part of the play…
Tickets are available from the church office – 0115 9431164