New play seeking funding: "a tribute to adopted people"
Watch the trailer for ‘Giving Up Marty’ and pledge your support to get the play funded and on the stage in the UK.
There are just 13 days left to get this new play by UK adoptee Karen Bartholomew on the stage. If we can get this play funded it will be of interest and support to adoptees, adoptive families and birth/first families everywhere. Is it so rare there are any plays about adoption, particularly ones written by adoptees so please show your support.
The trailer for Giving Up Marty
A few words from Karen about why she wrote the play
“I am adopted and was reunited with my birth family many years ago. Every storyline I have ever seen on television, film and to a lesser extent stage (if, at all), has never resonated one ounce of truth for me. I am not alone.
We received an Arts Council grant last year to research and develop the play. We played to Coram (adoption charity) - the response was overwhelming with so many adopted people and families associated with adoption grateful for a play that spoke a truth!
The play, like most of my writing, contains a humorous touch. You couldn't get through this subject without it. I have written the play to encourage people to think about adoption, specifically reunion which rarely has the fairytale ending, so often depicted in media and televised dramas. But the play is also not without hope, love, and reaffirmation.
Now, I want to bring to the stage with an amazingly talented creative team, a story that resonates and is respectful to everyone connected with adoption. The play also speaks to a wider audience and the relationships within the play are just as relevant to non-adopted families. This is a universal play and one we really want to share with you!”
Why I am supporting Karen in her mission to get her play on the UK stage?
To get more adoption narratives by adoptees out into the mainstream, it’s really important adoption is covered in the arts, including theatre. In fact, AdopteesOn devoted a whole season to this, so check out season three of AdopteesOn.