The stories are ripe to be told – Peake presents them with candour, comedy, and craft, finds reviewer Paul Bateson.
In her first collection of plays, writer and BAFTA-nominated actor Maxine Peake introduces four unique stories of resistance and passion, based on real women.
There's a good chance you haven't come across the people in these plays before; but that's the point. As Peake explains in her introduction, she is ‘on a mission to write about working class women who made an impact on their community’. These plays are unashamedly provoking, shining a spotlight on pioneers, Northwomen, who have overcome various obstacles to achieve what they have.
The stories are ripe to be told – Peake presents them with candour, comedy, and craft.
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