SWANSONG
a play
A gentleman called Joan lands in a suburban care home like an colourful, combustible cocktail - a veteran of Gay Lib and no stranger to conflict, he dons battle dress, seeking an ally in the young, gay but disappointingly conventional care assistant Craig for his attempt to overturn the heteronormativity of the care system. Then, in this most unlikely of settings, at this most unlikely time of life, Joan is offered love and acceptance by a gentleman called Jim
SwanSong premiered in the And What? Queer. Arts. Festival 2018 starring Lavinia Co-op, David Meyer & Nathanael Campbell. It was first performed in a staged reading at King's Head Theatre as part of their 'Queer Season' 2017 starring Lavinia Co-op, John Atterbury and Alexis Gregory