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Knocking On The Wall

A trilogy by Ena Lamont Stewart

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November 2023-February 2024 season at the Finborough Theatre
"If only, some day, somebody knocked back to me.”
The first UK production in over 35 years
31 Oct - 25 Nov 2023
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Knocking on the Wall is a compelling collection of three interwoven plays by Ena Lamont Stewart, exploring themes of isolation, reconciliation, and hope through the stories of women on the edges of society.

About The Play

About The Play

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★★★★★ Five Stars, London Theatre 1
★★★★★ Five Stars, Everything Theatre
★★★★ Four Stars, The Observer
★★★★ Four Stars, The Stage
★★★★ Four Stars, Theatre Weekly
★★★★ Four Stars, London Pub Theatres
★★★★ Four Stars, London Living Large
Standing Ovation Nomination from London Pub Theatres

Three women on the edge of society; three chance encounters; three tales of isolation, reconciliation and hope from one of Scotland’s greatest playwrights.

Towards Evening. Siblings Leonard and Edie have been estranged for many years, but – in search of companionship in their advancing years – have now decided to move in together. When the two clashing personalities encounter each other late at night, their uneasy domestic arrangement is tested and deep secrets revealed from their past…

Walkies Time for a Black Poodle. Ella has moved up in the world. From a working-class background, she and her husband Bob have made it and moved to a posh suburb out of town. She should be happy, but she’s not. Desperately lonely and out of place, Ella longs to return to her old life in the city. Her only company is her upright and genteel housekeeper, Maggie…

Knocking on the Wall. Former teacher Dorothy has had a nervous breakdown, and moved in with her sister, Isobel. The plumber is due to visit, but Isobel has had to leave Dorothy alone. When young Alec, the plumber’s apprentice, turns up instead, he and Dorothy strike up a very unlikely connection…

From the author of Men Should Weep, one of the most iconic Scottish plays of the twentieth century, the three plays that make up Knocking on the Wall display Ena Lamont Stewart’s profound sympathy, humour and razor-sharp social observation.

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Cast

Crew

Director

Finlay Glen

Producer

Presented by Georgie Polhill for Dryad Theatre Limited in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.

Set and Costume Design by

Delyth Evans

Lighting Design by

Zoé Ritchie

Sound Design by

Hattie North

Executive Producer

Michelle Dykstra