Wild Raspberries by Elizabeth MacLennan

Cast: 1 to 3 female

‘The number of older people in this country is vastly increasing. In other cultures, older people are respected, venerated, even looked after. Here, as far as Government agencies are concerned they are “an increasing problem”. A burden on the Treasury and so on. The play, written as an exchange of letters and e-mails, takes a look at what solutions might be adopted, in the not too distant future, and sees them through the eyes of three generations of Scottish women: a sprightly retired teacher, Grace; her civil servant daughter, Fiona and her sparky and loving grand-daughter, Amanda. Although the prospects are quite black and Orwellian, the characters are full of ingenuity and optimism. Thus the play has its comic moments, with lots of hope for our own ability to transform our society for the better.’
From the Author's Introduction

Available: February 2010

ISBN: 978-1-906220-38-9
Price: £6.99