Talking to Chickens

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Darkly comic, heart-warming drama by Christine Entwisle.

Darkly comic drama about an eccentric octogenarian and a menopausal doctor by Christine Entwisle.

Darkly comic, heart-warming drama by award-winning writer Christine Entwisle. 

Toots is an octogenarian living unhappily in a care home. She wants more outdoor days, she wants her allotment back and she wants to see her chickens.

A doctor is sent to assess Toots. But she's menopausal and struggling with a variety of unhelpful symptoms. And when the doctor forces open Toots’ window to relieve a hot flush and then forgets to shut it, Toots makes a break for it.


Cast:	

Toots… Susan Jameson
The Doctor… Rosie Cavaliero 
The Policeman… Dennis Herdman
Trevor…Danny Hughes 

Sound Design by Craig Dormer

Directed by Kirsty Williams

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