Flapjack Press & Manchester Library and Information Service present Cathy Crabb – Selected Plays

Celebrating 20 years of productions, award-winning playwright Cathy Crabb has selected 11 of her works for staging. Filled with humour and emotional resonance, these texts explore themes of family, trauma, neurodivergence, class and locality, and their experiential effect on the ordinariness of life and repercussions.

Join Cathy and guests for an evening of performance at Chorlton Library. Cathy will also talk about her journey and the development of her ideas, inviting the audience to join her in a writing exercise to inspire their own stories for the stage. There will be no pressure to share – the hope is that participants will leave with something they would like to write one day. There will also be some handy tips to kickstart that journey in the future.

“A major writing talent” Manchester Evening News
“She brings real lives to the stage, in all their depth, delight, danger and daftness” John McGrath
“An unflinching and bittersweet look at life, encompassing empathy, humour and truth” Helen Nugent
“A truly unique playwright.” Lindsay Williams
“I recommend any aspiring writers to read this book” John Henshaw

Free Entry / Donation but booking recommended.