Scribbler & Spouse

Presented by - Yellow Leaf Theatre Company (P)

Location - Main House

£8 (£7.50 concessions)

Curtain Up 7.30pm

‘Scribbler & Spouse’ is an eye-opener on many levels. Yes, there are the jokes and the gossip – the affairs, the booze, the Award Ceremony Parties, the whole “Jeffrey Bernard” vibe. But there’s also a mature and complex love story. The effect on close relationships of a life that consists of: “sudden gain; sudden loss, money as transient as dew, success and happiness as elusive as fairy gold.” And above and beyond all the down-and-dirty details of frustration and celebrity, there remains a ringing hymn of loyalty to the integrity of the creative craft.

James Robson has written most kinds of drama in a thirty year career: scripts for the Royal Shakespeare Company, for Emmerdale and Heartbeat, and for The Archers, plus acclaimed single works in all media. He’s tasted the triumph and felt the despair. He’s seen life in the spotlight – and through the bottom of a bottle. Now his new play promises to lift the lid and paint a warts-and-all picture of the scribbling life.