All The Single Ladies (Bury)

A new dark comedy by MaD Theatre Company

Cath runs a Café on Bury market and every week she puts on “Single Ladies Tuesday” where the local lonely hearts can come and try to find romance. Marilyn is one of these women who is lumbered with looking after her cantankerous and demanding mother as well as searching for love.

All The Single Ladies explores the modern phenomenon of the ‘Sandwich Generation’ where people find themselves looking after their adult children as well as their ailing parents. Dark, irreverent and deliberately provocative, the play asks an uncomfortable question: is it ever acceptable to wish an elderly relative ill – or even dead?

MaD Theatre is a Community Theatre Company and All The Single Ladies has been devised by members of our Radcliffe Adults drama group, which includes people with lived experience of alcohol and substance misuse and metal health challenges.

Content warning: This production is a dark comedy containing strong and provocative humour, with themes including ageing, dementia, care, race, relationships, and other sensitive subjects. Some audience members may find elements of the show upsetting or offensive.