I Was A Wife And Other Tales From The Discarded

“What promised to be a quixotic, brave and tender love story, failed to deliver in Act two. The fast paced, well crafted, mesmeric interplay of the early scenes descended into turgid melodrama as our beloved protagonists became predictable and detestable”. (Disappointing - one star).

I’ve played many roles in my career - a nun, a witch, a goose. But this wasn’t a role I was playing - I was a wife – but it didn’t stop me being sacked. It didn’t prevent me being re-cast.

I Was A Wife and other tales from the discarded invites you backstage, on an intimate journey of rejection, strength and of the courage to audition again.

Each year The Dukes spends time developing ideas with established and emerging writers. From spring 2015 we are inviting you, our audiences, into the process, to listen to the plays in development, and tell us what you think. We hope that with your help, our writers will take their work to the next level and that their plays will receive a full-scale production in the future, as all of your ticket money will be invested in the Kick Start process.